BTR Beginning Segment for Test Results

To indicate the beginning of a test results transaction set

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Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

BTR01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

If BTR01 equals "01", "02", "03", "04", "05", "18" or "19", then BTR06 is required to identify the original test report reference number transmitted.

BTR02

373

Date

Date (DT)

Mandatory

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BTR02 is the date that this transaction set was created by the sending party.

BTR03

337

Time

Time (TM)

Optional

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)

BTR03 is the time that this transaction set was created by the sending party.

BTR04

755

Report Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code indicating the title or contents of a document, report or supporting item

BTR05

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Optional

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BTR05 specifies test results report reference number created by the sending party.

BTR06

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Optional

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BTR07

786

Security Level Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following

BTR08

1005

Hierarchical Structure Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code indicating the hierarchical application structure of a transaction set that utilizes the HL segment to define the structure of the transaction set