N9 Reference Identification

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
N9-01
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
3
-
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
N9-02
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
R0203: At least one of N9-02 or N9-03 is required
N9-03
Free-form Description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
45
-
Free-form descriptive text
N9-04
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD
N9-05
Time
Time (TM)
Conditional
4
8
-
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
N9-06
Time Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
C0605: If N9-06 is present, then N9-05 is required
N906 reflects the time zone which the time reflects.
N9-07
Reference Identifier
Composite (composite)
Optional
01
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
3
-
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
02
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
03
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
-
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
P0304: If either C040-03 or C040-04 is present, then the other is required
04
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
05
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
-
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
P0506: If either C040-05 or C040-06 is present, then the other is required
06
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

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