Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v2-0203 Properties This code system defines the following properties for its concepts Name Code URI Type Description Status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code A code that indicates the status of the concept deprecated v2-table-deprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecated code Version of HL7 in which the code was deprecated V2 Concept Comment v2-concComment http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concComment string V2 Concept Comment V2 Concept Comment As Published v2-concCommentAsPub http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentAsPub string V2 Concept Comment As Published HL7 Concept Usage Notes HL7usageNotes http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#HL7usageNotes string HL7 Concept Usage Notes Concepts This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203 defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy: Code Display Definition Status V2 Concept Comment V2 Concept Comment As Published HL7 Concept Usage Notes Deutsch (German, de) AC Accreditation/Certification Identifier Identifier that has been assigned by an accreditation or certification organization in specific fields, indicating a recognized skill N In Ask at Order Entry (AOE) questions this can be used to identify the ID with the assigning authority. For instance, a credentialed sonographer whose identifier assigned by the credentialing body has been entered can be properly labeled. ACSN Accession ID Accession Identifier active Accession Identifier AIN Animal Identification Number (US Official) A numbering system for the official identification of individual animals in the United States that provides a nationally unique identification number for each animal. The first two numbers on a tag are the numbers assigned to a specific State. N AIN is the official acronym used by USDA AM American Express American Express active Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. American Express AMA American Medical Association Number A physician identifier assigned by the AMA. active A physician identifier assigned by the AMA. AN Account number Account An identifier that is unique to an account. active An identifier that is unique to an account. Kontonummer ANC Account number Creditor A more precise definition of an account number active Class: Financial Sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor. Kreditorenkontonummer Class: Financial A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor. Kreditorenkontonummer AND Account number debitor A more precise definition of an account number active Class: Financial Sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor. Debitorenkontonummer Class: Financial A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor. Debitorenkontonummer ANON Anonymous identifier An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed active Justification: For public health reporting purposes, anonymous identifiers are occasionally used for protecting patient identity in reporting certain results. For instance, a state health department may choose to use a scheme for generating an anonymous identifier for reporting a patient that has had a positive human immunodeficiency virus antibody test. Anonymous identifiers can be used in PID 3 by replacing the medical record number or other non-anonymous identifier. The assigning authority for an anonymous identifier would be the state/local health department. An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed#xD; Justification: For public health reporting purposes, anonymous identifiers are occasionally used for protecting patient identity in reporting certain results. For instance, a state health department may choose to use a scheme for generating an anonymous identifier for reporting a patient that has had a positive human immunodeficiency virus antibody test. Anonymous identifiers can be used in PID 3 by replacing the medical record number or other non-anonymous identifier. The assigning authority for an anonymous identifier would be the state/local health department. ANT Temporary Account Number Temporary version of an Account Number active Class: Financial#xD; Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign account numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary account number that will only be used until an official account number is assigned. Class: Financial#xD; Temporary version of an Account Number.#xD; Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign account numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary account number that will only be used until an official account number is assigned. APRN Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction of a certifying board active An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction of a certifying board ASID Ancestor Specimen ID A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen. active All child, grandchild, etc. specimens of the ancestor specimen share the same Ancestor Specimen ID. A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen. All child, grandchild, etc. specimens of the ancestor specimen share the same Ancestor Specimen ID. BA Bank Account Number Bank Account Number active Class: Financial Class: Financial BC Bank Card Number An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card active Class: Financial Replaces AM, DI, DS, MS, and VS beginning in v 2.5. Class: Financial An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card. Replaces AM, DI, DS, MS, and VS beginning in v 2.5. BCFN Birth Certificate File Number The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the birth certificate. N BCT Birth Certificate A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth active A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth. BR Birth registry number An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record of a person's birth. active An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record of a person's birth. Geburtsregisternummer BRN Breed Registry Number Breed Registry Number active BSNR Primary physician office number Primary physician office number active Betriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. Betriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. CAAI Consumer Application Account Identifier An identifier for the consumer (e.g., patient, caregiver) for an application such as a portal or App. N This may be the same as a username, but frequently is different. CC Cost Center number Cost Center number active Class: Financial Use Case: needed especially for transmitting information about invoices. Class: Financial Use Case: needed especially for transmitting information about invoices. CONM Change of Name Document A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name. active A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name. CY County number County number active CZ Citizenship Card A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship. active A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship. DC Death Certificate ID The identifier assigned to a death certificate, and printed on the death certificate when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office active DCFN Death Certificate File Number The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the death certificate. active DDS Dentist license number An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board active An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board DEA Drug Enforcement Administration registration number An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions. active Use case: This is a registration number that identifies an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions. #xD; A DEA number has a very precise and widely accepted meaning within the United States. Surprisingly, the US Drug Enforcement Administration does not solely assign DEA numbers in the United States. Hospitals have the authority to issue DEA numbers to their medical residents. These DEA numbers are based upon the hospital’s DEA number, but the authority rests with the hospital on the assignment to the residents. Thus, DEA as an Identifier Type is necessary in addition to DEA as an Assigning Authority. An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions.#xD; Use case: This is a registration number that identifies an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions. #xD; A DEA number has a very precise and widely accepted meaning within the United States. Surprisingly, the US Drug Enforcement Administration does not solely assign DEA numbers in the United States. Hospitals have the authority to issue DEA numbers to their medical residents. These DEA numbers are based upon the hospital’s DEA number, but the authority rests with the hospital on the assignment to the residents. Thus, DEA as an Identifier Type is necessary in addition to DEA as an Assigning Authority. DFN Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders active Use Case: A nurse practitioner has authorization to furnish or prescribe pharmaceutical substances; this identifier is in component 1. An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders Use Case: A nurse practitioner has authorization to furnish or prescribe pharmaceutical substances; this identifier is in component 1. DI Diner's Club card Diner's Club card active Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. Diners Club DL Driver's license number Driver's license number active Führerscheinnummer DN Doctor number Doctor number active Arztnummer DO Osteopathic License number An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. active An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. DP Diplomatic Passport A number assigned to a diplomatic passport. active A number assigned to a diplomatic passport. DPM Podiatrist license number An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. active An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. DR Donor Registration Number Donor Registration Number active DS Discover Card Discover Card active Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. Discover Card DSG Diagnostic Study Group Unique Identifier that groups several orders that are to be performed together. N Example: Radiology studies EI Employee number A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer. active A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer. Arbeitnehmernummer EN Employer number Employer number active Arbeitgebernummer ESN Staff Enterprise Number An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). active An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). ETIN Electronic Transmitter Identification Number A unique identifier usually assigned by a health plan or clearinghouse to an organization or provider that electronically transmits healthcare transactions, such as claims, eligibility inquiries, or remittance advices. active FDR Fetal Death Report ID The identifier assigned to a fetal death report, and printed on the fetal death report when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office N FDRFN Fetal Death Report File Number The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the fetal death report certificate. N FGN Filler Group Number Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the filler application. N This is analogous to the Placer Group Number ORC-4, except that it is assigned by the filler. FI Facility ID Facility ID active FILL Filler Identifier An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person, or service, that produces the observations or fulfills the request. active GI Guarantor internal identifier Guarantor internal identifier active Class: Financial Class: Financial interne ID des Zahlungspflichtigen GIN Animal Group Identifier (US Official) Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe a specific group of animals. N GIN is the official acronym used by USDA GKV Insured's ID with Public Insurance Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe the ID of a patient with a public insurance company. N GKV is a patient ID with a public insurance company. GL General ledger number General ledger number active Class: Financial Class: Financial GN Guarantor external identifier Guarantor external identifier active Class: Financial Class: Financial externe ID des Zahlungspflichtigen HC Health Card Number Health Card Number active IND Indigenous/Aboriginal A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada. active A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada. IRISTEM An IRI stem An IRI string that can be prepended to the code to obtain a concept IRI for RDF applications. This should be a valid, absolute IRI as defined in RFC 3987. See https://hl7.org/fhir/rdf.html#iri-stem for details on how this value may be used. JHN Jurisdictional health number Jurisdictional health number active Class: Insurance 2 uses: a) UK jurisdictional CHI number; b) Canadian provincial health card number: Class: Insurance 2 uses: a) UK jurisdictional CHI number; b) Canadian provincial health card number: KZVA Dentist Office Number Identifier that can be used to unambiguously identify the practice of a dentist. N KZVA is an ID for the practice of a dentist. LACSN Laboratory Accession ID A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain. active The concept of accession is used in other domains such as radiology, so the LACSN is used to distinguish a lab accession id from an radiology accession id A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain. The concept of accession is used in other domains such as radiology, so the LACSN is used to distinguish a lab accession id from an radiology accession id LANR Lifelong physician number Lifelong physician number active Lebenslange Arztnummer - for use in German realm. Lebenslange Arztnummer - for use in German realm. LI Labor and industries number Labor and industries number active L&I Labor and industries number Labor and industries number. Note that this was introduced erroneously (with an ampersand in the code value) many years ago. deprecated Deprecated as of v 2.5; Use LI instead. LN License number License number active LR Local Registry ID Local Registry ID active MA Patient Medicaid number Patient Medicaid number active Class: Insurance Class: Insurance Armennummer MB Member Number An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier. active Use Case: Person is covered by an insurance policy. This person may or may not be the subscriber of the policy. An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier. Use Case: Person is covered by an insurance policy. This person may or may not be the subscriber of the policy. MC Patient's Medicare number Patient's Medicare number active Class: Insurance Class: Insurance Rentnernummer MCD Practitioner Medicaid number Practitioner Medicaid number active Class: Insurance Class: Insurance MCN Microchip Number Microchip Number active MCR Practitioner Medicare number Practitioner Medicare number active Class: Insurance Class: Insurance MCT Marriage Certificate A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage. active A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage. MD Medical License number An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. active Use Case: These license numbers are sometimes used as identifiers. In some states, the same authority issues all three identifiers, e.g., medical, osteopathic, and physician assistant licenses all issued by one state medical board. For this case, the CX data type requires distinct identifier types to accurately interpret component 1. Additionally, the distinction among these license types is critical in most health care settings (this is not to convey full licensing information, which requires a segment to support all related attributes). An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board.#xD; Use Case: These license numbers are sometimes used as identifiers. In some states, the same authority issues all three identifiers, e.g., medical, osteopathic, and physician assistant licenses all issued by one state medical board. For this case, the CX data type requires distinct identifier types to accurately interpret component 1. Additionally, the distinction among these license types is critical in most health care settings (this is not to convey full licensing information, which requires a segment to support all related attributes). MI Military ID number A number assigned to an individual who has had military duty, but is not currently on active duty. The number is assigned by the DOD or Veterans' Affairs (VA). active A number assigned to an individual who has had military duty, but is not currently on active duty. The number is assigned by the DOD or Veterans' Affairs (VA). MR Medical record number An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily unique within an application. active An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily unique within an application. Krankenaktennummer MRT Temporary Medical Record Number Temporary version of a Medical Record Number active Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign medical record numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary medical record number that will only be used until an official medical record number is assigned. Temporary version of a Medical Record Number#xD; Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign medical record numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary medical record number that will only be used until an official medical record number is assigned. MS MasterCard MasterCard active Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. MasterCard NBSNR Secondary physician office number Secondary physician office number active Nebenbetriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. Nebenbetriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. NCT Naturalization Certificate A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in a particular country. active A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in a particular country. NE National employer identifier National employer identifier active In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. NH National Health Plan Identifier National Health Plan Identifier active Class: Insurance#xD; Used for the UK NHS national identifier. Class: Insurance Used for the UK NHS national identifier. In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. NI National unique individual identifier National unique individual identifier active Class: Insurance#xD; In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. Class: Insurance#xD; In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. NII National Insurance Organization Identifier National Insurance Organization Identifier active Class: Insurance#xD; In Germany a national identifier for an insurance company. It is printed on the insurance card (health card). It is not to be confused with the health card number itself. Krankenkassen-ID der KV-Karte Class: Insurance#xD; In Germany a national identifier for an insurance company. It is printed on the insurance card (health card). It is not to be confused with the health card number itself. Krankenkassen-ID der KV-Karte Institutskennzeichen der Krankenkasse NIIH National Insurance Headquarters Organization Identifier National Insurance Headquarters Organization Identifier active Class: Insurance Class: Insurance Institutskennzeichen des Krankenkassensitzes NIIP National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor) National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor) active Class: Insurance#xD; In Germany the insurance identifier addressed as the payor. Krankenkassen-ID des Rechnungsempfängers Use case: a subdivision issues the card with their identifier, but the main division is going to pay the invoices. Class: Insurance#xD; In Germany the insurance identifier addressed as the payor. Krankenkassen-ID des Rechnungsempfängers Use case: a subdivision issues the card with their identifier, but the main division is going to pay the invoices. Vertragskassennummer (VKNR) NNxxx National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code active NP Nurse practitioner number An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying board. active An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying board. NPI National provider identifier National provider identifier active Class: Insurance#xD; In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. Class: Insurance#xD; In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. OBI Observation Instance Identifier Unique and persistent identifier for an observation instance N For example in the IHE-LCC Profile this is used to identify the OBX-21 of the result for which a clarification is requested using an OML^O59_OML_O59 message structure OD Optometrist license number A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. active A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. PA Physician Assistant number An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing board active An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing board Assistenzarztnummer PAYERID Payer Identifier A unique identifier, usually assigned by a health plan or clearinghouse, used in electronic healthcare transactions to designate the specific health insurance company or plan that is the recipient or sender of the transaction. active PC Parole Card A number identifying a person on parole. active A number identifying a person on parole. PCN Penitentiary/correctional institution Number A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated. active A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated. PE Living Subject Enterprise Number An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). active An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). PEN Pension Number Pension Number active PGN Placer Group Number Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the placer application. N This is analogous to the Placer Group Number ORC-4. PHC Public Health Case Identifier Identifier assigned to a person during a case investigation as part of a public health event N For example every person affected by the Norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship will be assigned a case ID for investigation and follow up PHE Public Health Event Identifier Identifier assigned to an event of interest to public health N For example an outbreak of Norovirus on a cruise ship – this is assigned by a public health jurisdiction at the local, state or federal level PHO Public Health Official ID An identifier for a person working at a public health agency (PHA), assigned or issued by the agency N May need to identify contact in a PHA that approved a test request or is in charge of an investigation. PI Patient internal identifier A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority. active A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority. interne Patienten-ID PIN Premises Identifier Number (US Official) Identifier that uniquely identifies a geographic location in the US. N The owner of the premises, or a person designated by the owner of the premises, can register his/her location. A premises identification number, or PIN, is then permanently assigned to that location associating it with the mailing address. If there is no mailing address at the property, geographic coordinates—latitude and longitude—can be used instead to describe the location. A premises identification number (PIN) is a unique, 7-digit code that includes both letters and numbers. Example: A123R69 PKV Insured's ID with Private Insurance Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe the ID of a patient with a private insurance company. N PKV is a patient ID with an private insurance company. PLAC Placer Identifier An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person or service making the request. active PN Person number A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority. active A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority. Personen-ID PNT Temporary Living Subject Number Temporary version of a Living Subject Number. active Temporary version of a Lining Subject Number. PPIN Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number active Class: Insurance Class: Insurance Class: Insurance PPN Passport number A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country. active In the US this number is issued only by the State Department. A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country. In the US this number is issued only by the State Department. Passnummer PRC Permanent Resident Card Number Permanent Resident Card Number active PRN Provider number A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority. active Use case: This allows PRN to represent either an individual (a nurse) or a group/organization (orthopedic surgery team). A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority. Use case: This allows PRN to represent either an individual (a nurse) or a group/organization (orthopedic surgery team). PT Patient external identifier Patient external identifier active externe Patienten-ID QA QA number QA number active RI Resource identifier A generalized resource identifier. active Use Case: An identifier type is needed to accommodate what are commonly known as resources. The resources can include human (e.g. a respiratory therapist), non-human (e.g., a companion animal), inanimate object (e.g., an exam room), organization (e.g., diabetic education class) or any other physical or logical entity. A generalized resource identifier.#xD; Use Case: An identifier type is needed to accommodate what are commonly known as resources. The resources can include human (e.g. a respiratory therapist), non-human (e.g., a companion animal), inanimate object (e.g., an exam room), organization (e.g., diabetic education class) or any other physical or logical entity. RN Registered Nurse Number An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. active An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. RPH Pharmacist license number An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. active An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. RR Railroad Retirement number An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration. Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number active An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration. Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number Seniorenkartennummer RRI Regional registry ID Regional registry ID active RRP Railroad Retirement Provider Railroad Retirement Provider active Class: Insurance Class: Insurance SAMN SAMN# accession Number The accession number for the BioSample data repository at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) N This accession is a permanent record locator for the BioSample record which contains metadata about the biological sample. SB Social Beneficiary Identifier An identifier issued by a governmental organization to a person to identify the person should they apply for or receive social services and/or benefits active SID Specimen ID Identifier for a specimen. active Used when it is not known if the specimen ID is a unique specimen ID (USID) or an ancestor ID (ASID). Identifier for a specimen. Used when it is not known if the specimen ID is a unique specimen ID (USID) or an ancestor ID (ASID). SL State license State license active SN Subscriber Number An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier. active Class: Insurance#xD; Use Case: A person is the subscriber of an insurance policy. The person’s family may be plan members, but are not the subscriber. Class: Insurance#xD; An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier.#xD; Use Case: A person is the subscriber of an insurance policy. The person’s family may be plan members, but are not the subscriber. SNBSN State assigned NDBS card Identifier The identifier on a Newborn Screening Dried Bloodspot (NDBS) card that is assigned by the state which provided the sample collection cards and to whom this information must be reported N For use either with OBX-5 as CX datatype, where OBX-3 uses LOINC 57716-3^State printed on filter paper card [Identifier] in NBS card^LN, or in SPM-31 SNO Serial Number An identifier affixed to an item by the manufacturer when it is first made, where each item has a different identifier. active SP Study Permit A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction for the purpose of education. active A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction for the purpose of education. SR State registry ID State registry ID active SRX SRA Accession number The accession number generated by the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) when sequence data are uploaded to NCBI. N This provides both the sequence data and metadata on how the sample was sequenced. – This accession is a permanent record locator for the submitted un-assembled sequence data. SS Social Security number Social Security number active Sozialversicherungsnummer STN Shipment Tracking Number Identifier assigned to a package being shipped N For example the Fed Ex / UPS / DHS / USPS tracking number TAX Tax ID number Tax ID number active Steueridentifikationsnummer TN Treaty Number/ (Canada) A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada. active Use Case: First Nation. A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada. Use Case: First Nation. TPR Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada) A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident status. active A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident status. TRL Training License Number The license number used during training. N U Unspecified identifier Unspecified identifier active UDI Universal Device Identifier An identifier assigned to a device using the Unique Device Identification framework as defined by IMDRF (http://imdrf.org). active UCID Unique Claim Identifier A unique identifier assigned by a payer for a claim received from a provider or subscriber. active UMB Unique Product-independent Payer Person Identifier A unique identifier assigned to an individual by a payer that remains consistent regardless of the individual's role (e.g., subscriber, dependent) or the specific product(s) they are enrolled in with that payer. active Use Case: Introduced by Da Vinci to support cross-coverage member/patient identifiers assigned by payers. UPIN Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program. A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program. active Class: Insurance Class: Insurance An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program. A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program. USID Unique Specimen ID A unique identifier for a specimen. active A unique identifier for a specimen. VN Visit number Visit number active Fallnummer VP Visitor Permit A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction or country. active A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction or country. Besucherkennung VS VISA VISA active Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. VISA WC WIC identifier WIC identifier active WCN Workers' Comp Number Workers' Comp Number active WP Work Permit A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a country for a specified time period. active A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a country for a specified time period. XV Health Plan Identifier National unique health plan identifier required by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the US Realm. N Also referred to as HPID (Health Plan Identifier). The code value ‘XV’ is used in CMS mandated Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) transactions. XX Organization identifier Organization identifier active Organisations-ID ZANR Dentist Identifier Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe the ID of a dentist. N ZANR is a dentist ID.
HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying type of identifier. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging data types CX, PLN, PPN, XCN and XON.
Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0203 (Identifier Type)
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A code that indicates the status of the concept
Version of HL7 in which the code was deprecated
Identifier that has been assigned by an accreditation or certification organization in specific fields, indicating a recognized skill
In Ask at Order Entry (AOE) questions this can be used to identify the ID with the assigning authority. For instance, a credentialed sonographer whose identifier assigned by the credentialing body has been entered can be properly labeled.
Animal Identification Number (US Official)
A numbering system for the official identification of individual animals in the United States that provides a nationally unique identification number for each animal. The first two numbers on a tag are the numbers assigned to a specific State.
AIN is the official acronym used by USDA
A physician identifier assigned by the AMA.
Account An identifier that is unique to an account.
An identifier that is unique to an account.
A more precise definition of an account number
Class: Financial Sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor. Kreditorenkontonummer
Class: Financial A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor. Kreditorenkontonummer
Class: Financial Sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor. Debitorenkontonummer
Class: Financial A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor. Debitorenkontonummer
An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed
Justification: For public health reporting purposes, anonymous identifiers are occasionally used for protecting patient identity in reporting certain results. For instance, a state health department may choose to use a scheme for generating an anonymous identifier for reporting a patient that has had a positive human immunodeficiency virus antibody test. Anonymous identifiers can be used in PID 3 by replacing the medical record number or other non-anonymous identifier. The assigning authority for an anonymous identifier would be the state/local health department.
An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed Justification: For public health reporting purposes, anonymous identifiers are occasionally used for protecting patient identity in reporting certain results. For instance, a state health department may choose to use a scheme for generating an anonymous identifier for reporting a patient that has had a positive human immunodeficiency virus antibody test. Anonymous identifiers can be used in PID 3 by replacing the medical record number or other non-anonymous identifier. The assigning authority for an anonymous identifier would be the state/local health department.
Class: Financial Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign account numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary account number that will only be used until an official account number is assigned.
Class: Financial Temporary version of an Account Number. Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign account numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary account number that will only be used until an official account number is assigned.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number
An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction of a certifying board
A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen.
All child, grandchild, etc. specimens of the ancestor specimen share the same Ancestor Specimen ID.
A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen. All child, grandchild, etc. specimens of the ancestor specimen share the same Ancestor Specimen ID.
An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card
Class: Financial Replaces AM, DI, DS, MS, and VS beginning in v 2.5.
Class: Financial An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card. Replaces AM, DI, DS, MS, and VS beginning in v 2.5.
The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the birth certificate.
A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth
A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth.
An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record of a person's birth.
Betriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm.
An identifier for the consumer (e.g., patient, caregiver) for an application such as a portal or App.
This may be the same as a username, but frequently is different.
Class: Financial Use Case: needed especially for transmitting information about invoices.
A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name.
A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship.
The identifier assigned to a death certificate, and printed on the death certificate when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office
The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the death certificate.
An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board
Drug Enforcement Administration registration number
An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions.
Use case: This is a registration number that identifies an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions. A DEA number has a very precise and widely accepted meaning within the United States. Surprisingly, the US Drug Enforcement Administration does not solely assign DEA numbers in the United States. Hospitals have the authority to issue DEA numbers to their medical residents. These DEA numbers are based upon the hospital’s DEA number, but the authority rests with the hospital on the assignment to the residents. Thus, DEA as an Identifier Type is necessary in addition to DEA as an Assigning Authority.
An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions. Use case: This is a registration number that identifies an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions. A DEA number has a very precise and widely accepted meaning within the United States. Surprisingly, the US Drug Enforcement Administration does not solely assign DEA numbers in the United States. Hospitals have the authority to issue DEA numbers to their medical residents. These DEA numbers are based upon the hospital’s DEA number, but the authority rests with the hospital on the assignment to the residents. Thus, DEA as an Identifier Type is necessary in addition to DEA as an Assigning Authority.
Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number
An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders
Use Case: A nurse practitioner has authorization to furnish or prescribe pharmaceutical substances; this identifier is in component 1.
An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders Use Case: A nurse practitioner has authorization to furnish or prescribe pharmaceutical substances; this identifier is in component 1.
An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board.
A number assigned to a diplomatic passport.
An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board.
Unique Identifier that groups several orders that are to be performed together.
A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer.
An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority).
Electronic Transmitter Identification Number
A unique identifier usually assigned by a health plan or clearinghouse to an organization or provider that electronically transmits healthcare transactions, such as claims, eligibility inquiries, or remittance advices.
The identifier assigned to a fetal death report, and printed on the fetal death report when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office
The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the fetal death report certificate.
Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the filler application.
This is analogous to the Placer Group Number ORC-4, except that it is assigned by the filler.
An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person, or service, that produces the observations or fulfills the request.
Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe a specific group of animals.
GIN is the official acronym used by USDA
Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe the ID of a patient with a public insurance company.
GKV is a patient ID with a public insurance company.
A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada.
An IRI string that can be prepended to the code to obtain a concept IRI for RDF applications. This should be a valid, absolute IRI as defined in RFC 3987. See https://hl7.org/fhir/rdf.html#iri-stem for details on how this value may be used.
Class: Insurance 2 uses: a) UK jurisdictional CHI number; b) Canadian provincial health card number:
Identifier that can be used to unambiguously identify the practice of a dentist.
KZVA is an ID for the practice of a dentist.
A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain.
The concept of accession is used in other domains such as radiology, so the LACSN is used to distinguish a lab accession id from an radiology accession id
A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain. The concept of accession is used in other domains such as radiology, so the LACSN is used to distinguish a lab accession id from an radiology accession id
Lebenslange Arztnummer - for use in German realm.
Labor and industries number. Note that this was introduced erroneously (with an ampersand in the code value) many years ago.
An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier.
Use Case: Person is covered by an insurance policy. This person may or may not be the subscriber of the policy.
An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier. Use Case: Person is covered by an insurance policy. This person may or may not be the subscriber of the policy.
A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage.
An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board.
Use Case: These license numbers are sometimes used as identifiers. In some states, the same authority issues all three identifiers, e.g., medical, osteopathic, and physician assistant licenses all issued by one state medical board. For this case, the CX data type requires distinct identifier types to accurately interpret component 1. Additionally, the distinction among these license types is critical in most health care settings (this is not to convey full licensing information, which requires a segment to support all related attributes).
An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. Use Case: These license numbers are sometimes used as identifiers. In some states, the same authority issues all three identifiers, e.g., medical, osteopathic, and physician assistant licenses all issued by one state medical board. For this case, the CX data type requires distinct identifier types to accurately interpret component 1. Additionally, the distinction among these license types is critical in most health care settings (this is not to convey full licensing information, which requires a segment to support all related attributes).
A number assigned to an individual who has had military duty, but is not currently on active duty. The number is assigned by the DOD or Veterans' Affairs (VA).
An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily unique within an application.
Temporary version of a Medical Record Number
Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign medical record numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary medical record number that will only be used until an official medical record number is assigned.
Temporary version of a Medical Record Number Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign medical record numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary medical record number that will only be used until an official medical record number is assigned.
Nebenbetriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm.
A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in a particular country.
In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions.
Class: Insurance Used for the UK NHS national identifier.
Class: Insurance Used for the UK NHS national identifier. In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions.
Class: Insurance In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions.
National Insurance Organization Identifier
Class: Insurance In Germany a national identifier for an insurance company. It is printed on the insurance card (health card). It is not to be confused with the health card number itself. Krankenkassen-ID der KV-Karte
National Insurance Headquarters Organization Identifier
Institutskennzeichen des Krankenkassensitzes
National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor)
Class: Insurance In Germany the insurance identifier addressed as the payor. Krankenkassen-ID des Rechnungsempfängers Use case: a subdivision issues the card with their identifier, but the main division is going to pay the invoices.
National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code
An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying board.
Unique and persistent identifier for an observation instance
For example in the IHE-LCC Profile this is used to identify the OBX-21 of the result for which a clarification is requested using an OML^O59_OML_O59 message structure
A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board.
An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing board
A unique identifier, usually assigned by a health plan or clearinghouse, used in electronic healthcare transactions to designate the specific health insurance company or plan that is the recipient or sender of the transaction.
A number identifying a person on parole.
Penitentiary/correctional institution Number
A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated.
An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority).
Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the placer application.
This is analogous to the Placer Group Number ORC-4.
Identifier assigned to a person during a case investigation as part of a public health event
For example every person affected by the Norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship will be assigned a case ID for investigation and follow up
Identifier assigned to an event of interest to public health
For example an outbreak of Norovirus on a cruise ship – this is assigned by a public health jurisdiction at the local, state or federal level
An identifier for a person working at a public health agency (PHA), assigned or issued by the agency
May need to identify contact in a PHA that approved a test request or is in charge of an investigation.
A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority.
Premises Identifier Number (US Official)
Identifier that uniquely identifies a geographic location in the US.
The owner of the premises, or a person designated by the owner of the premises, can register his/her location. A premises identification number, or PIN, is then permanently assigned to that location associating it with the mailing address. If there is no mailing address at the property, geographic coordinates—latitude and longitude—can be used instead to describe the location. A premises identification number (PIN) is a unique, 7-digit code that includes both letters and numbers. Example: A123R69
Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe the ID of a patient with a private insurance company.
PKV is a patient ID with an private insurance company.
An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person or service making the request.
A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority.
Temporary version of a Living Subject Number.
Temporary version of a Lining Subject Number.
Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number
A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country.
In the US this number is issued only by the State Department.
A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country. In the US this number is issued only by the State Department.
A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority.
Use case: This allows PRN to represent either an individual (a nurse) or a group/organization (orthopedic surgery team).
A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority. Use case: This allows PRN to represent either an individual (a nurse) or a group/organization (orthopedic surgery team).
Use Case: An identifier type is needed to accommodate what are commonly known as resources. The resources can include human (e.g. a respiratory therapist), non-human (e.g., a companion animal), inanimate object (e.g., an exam room), organization (e.g., diabetic education class) or any other physical or logical entity.
A generalized resource identifier. Use Case: An identifier type is needed to accommodate what are commonly known as resources. The resources can include human (e.g. a respiratory therapist), non-human (e.g., a companion animal), inanimate object (e.g., an exam room), organization (e.g., diabetic education class) or any other physical or logical entity.
An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing board.
An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board.
An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration. Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number
The accession number for the BioSample data repository at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
This accession is a permanent record locator for the BioSample record which contains metadata about the biological sample.
An identifier issued by a governmental organization to a person to identify the person should they apply for or receive social services and/or benefits
Used when it is not known if the specimen ID is a unique specimen ID (USID) or an ancestor ID (ASID).
Identifier for a specimen. Used when it is not known if the specimen ID is a unique specimen ID (USID) or an ancestor ID (ASID).
An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier.
Class: Insurance Use Case: A person is the subscriber of an insurance policy. The person’s family may be plan members, but are not the subscriber.
Class: Insurance An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier. Use Case: A person is the subscriber of an insurance policy. The person’s family may be plan members, but are not the subscriber.
The identifier on a Newborn Screening Dried Bloodspot (NDBS) card that is assigned by the state which provided the sample collection cards and to whom this information must be reported
For use either with OBX-5 as CX datatype, where OBX-3 uses LOINC 57716-3^State printed on filter paper card [Identifier] in NBS card^LN, or in SPM-31
An identifier affixed to an item by the manufacturer when it is first made, where each item has a different identifier.
A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction for the purpose of education.
The accession number generated by the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) when sequence data are uploaded to NCBI.
This provides both the sequence data and metadata on how the sample was sequenced. – This accession is a permanent record locator for the submitted un-assembled sequence data.
Identifier assigned to a package being shipped
For example the Fed Ex / UPS / DHS / USPS tracking number
A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada.
A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada. Use Case: First Nation.
A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident status.
The license number used during training.
An identifier assigned to a device using the Unique Device Identification framework as defined by IMDRF (http://imdrf.org).
A unique identifier assigned by a payer for a claim received from a provider or subscriber.
Unique Product-independent Payer Person Identifier
A unique identifier assigned to an individual by a payer that remains consistent regardless of the individual's role (e.g., subscriber, dependent) or the specific product(s) they are enrolled in with that payer.
Use Case: Introduced by Da Vinci to support cross-coverage member/patient identifiers assigned by payers.
Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers
An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program. A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program.
Class: Insurance An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program. A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program.
A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction or country.
A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a country for a specified time period.
National unique health plan identifier required by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the US Realm.
Also referred to as HPID (Health Plan Identifier).
The code value ‘XV’ is used in CMS mandated Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) transactions.
Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe the ID of a dentist.