N1 Party Identification

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

Sequence

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

01

98

Entity Identifier Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

2

3

1

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

Codes (1538)

02

93

Name

String (AN)

Conditional

1

60

1

Free-form name

R0203: At least one of N1-02 or N1-03 is required

03

66

Identification Code Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

1

2

1

Code specifying the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

P0304: If either N1-03 or N1-04 is present, then the other is required

Codes (259)

04

67

Identification Code

String (AN)

Conditional

2

80

1

Code identifying a party or other code

This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.

05

706

Entity Relationship Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

2

2

1

Code specifying entity relationship

N105 and N106 further define the type of entity in N101.

Codes (129)

06

98

Entity Identifier Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

2

3

1

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

Codes (1538)