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HL7 Specifications

MSH-1 – Field Separator
MSH-2 – Encoding Characters
MSH-3 – Sending Application
MSH-4 – Sending Facility
Parent Organization Host Code
MSH-5 – Receiving Application
MSH-6 – Receiving Facility
MSH-7 – Message Date/Time
 
MSH-8 – Security
MSH-9 – Message Type
MSH-10 – Message Control ID
MSH-11 – Processing ID
MSH-12 – Version ID
 
PID-1 – Set ID
PID-2 – Patient ID
PID-3 – Patient ID List
Patient ID, MRN
PID-4 – Alternate Patient ID
PID-5 – Patient Name
Patient Name
  • PID-5.1 –
    Patient Last Name
  • PID-5.2 –
    Patient First Name
  • PID-5.3 –
    Patient Middle Name
  • PID-5.4 –
    Patient Suffix
 
PID-6 – Mother’s Maiden Name
PID-7 – Date/Time of Birth
Patient DOB
PID-8 – Sex
Patient Gender
 
PID-9 – Patient Alias
 
PID-10 – Race
PID-11 – Patient Address - Street Address
Patient Address
  • PID-11.1 –
    Street 1
  • PID-11.2 –
    Street 2
  • PID-11.3 –
    City
  • PID-11.4 –
    State
  • PID-11.5 –
    Postal Code
  • PID-11.6 –
    Country
 
PID-12 – County Code
PID-13 – Phone Number – Home
Phone
PID-14 – Phone Number – Business
 
PID-15 – Primary Language
 
PID-16 – Marital Status
 
PID-17 – Religion
PID-18 – Patient Account Number
PID-19 – Patient SSN
Patient SSN
 
PID-20 – Patient Driver’s License #
 
PID-21 – Mother’s Identifier
 
PID-22 – Ethnic Group
 
PID-23 – Birth Place
 
PID-24 – Multiple Birth Indicator
 
PID-25 – Birth Order
PID-26 – Citizenship
Citizenship
 
PID-27 – Veterans Military Status
PID-28 – Nationality
Nationality
PID-29 – Patient Death Date/Time
Patient Death Date
 
PID-30 – Patient Death Indicator
 
NTE-1 – Set ID
 
NTE-2 – Source of Comment
NTE-3 – Comment
Lab Order, Ordered Panel or Result Comment
 
NTE-4 – Comment Type
 
PV1-1 – Set ID
PV1-2 – Patient Class
Patient Class
PV1-3 – Point of Care
 
PV1-4 – Admission Type
 
PV1-5 – Pre-admit Number
 
PV1-6 – Prior Patient Location
PV1-7 – Attending Doctor ID
Attending Physician
  • PV1-7.1 –
    Attending Physician Code
  • PV1-7.2 –
    Attending Last Name
  • PV1-7.3 –
    Attending First Name
  • PV1-7.5 –
    Attending Suffix
  • PV1-7.7 –
    Attending Credentials
PV1-8 – Referring Doctor
Referring Physician
  • PV1-8.1 –
    Referring Physician Code
  • PV1-8.2 –
    Referring Last Name
  • PV1-8.3 –
    Referring First Name
  • PV1-8.5 –
    Referring Physician Suffix
  • PV1-8.7 –
    Referring Physician Credentials
PV1-9 – Consulting Doctor
 
PV1-10 – Hospital Service
 
PV1-11 – Temporary Location
 
PV1-12 – Pre-admit Test Indicator
PV1-13 – Re-admission Indicator
 
PV1-14 – Admit Source
 
PV1-15 – Ambulatory Status
 
PV1-16 – VIP Indicator
PV1-17 – Admitting Doctor
 
PV1-18 – Patient Type
PV1-19 – Visit Number
ID
 
PV1-20 – Financial Class
 
PV1-21 – Charge Price Indicator
 
PV1-22 – Courtesy Code
 
PV1-23 – Credit Rating
 
PV1-24 – Contract Code
 
PV1-25 – Contract Effective Date
 
PV1-26 – Contract Amount
 
PV1-27 – Contract Period
 
PV1-28 – Interest Code
 
PV1-29 – Transfer to Bad Debt Code
 
PV1-30 – Transfer to Bad Debt Date
 
PV1-31 – Bad Debt Agency Code
 
PV1-32 – Bad Debt Transfer Amount
 
PV1-33 – Bad Debt Recovery Amount
 
PV1-34 – Delete Account Indicator
 
PV1-35 – Delete Account Date
 
PV1-36 – Discharge Disposition
 
PV1-37 – Discharge to Location
 
PV1-38 – Diet Type
 
PV1-39 – Servicing Facility
 
PV1-40 – Bed Status
 
PV1-41 – Account Status
 
PV1-42 – Pending Location
 
PV1-43 – Prior Temporary Location
PV1-44 – Admit Date/Time
Admit Date
PV1-45 – Discharge Date/Time
Discharge Date
 
PV1-46 – Current Patient Balance
 
PV1-47 – Total Charges
 
PV1-48 – Total Adjustments
 
PV1-49 – Total Payments
PV1-50 – Alternate Visit ID
 
PV1-51 – Visit Indicator
PV1-52 – Other Healthcare Provider
 
ORC-1 – Order Control
ORC-2 – Placer Order Number
ORC-3 – Filler Order Number
Sample IDs
ORC-4 – Placer Group Number
 
ORC-5 – Order Status
 
ORC-6 – Response Flag
 
ORC-7 – Quantity/Timing
 
ORC-8 – Parent
ORC-9 – Date/Time of Transaction
Order Date
 
ORC-10 – Entered By
 
ORC-11 – Verified By
ORC-12 – Ordering Provider
Ordering Provider
  • ORC-12.1 –
    ID and NPI
  • ORC-12.2 –
    First Name
  • ORC-12.3 –
    Last Name
  • ORC-12.5 –
    Suffix
  • ORC-12.7 –
    Credentials
ORC-13 – Enterer’s Location
Collection Location Name
 
ORC-14 – Call Back Phone Number
 
ORC-15 – Order Effective Date/Time
 
ORC-16 – Order Control Code Reason
 
ORC-17 – Entering Organization
 
ORC-18 – Entering Device
 
ORC-19 – Action By
 
ORC-20 – Advanced Beneficiary Notice Code
ORC-21 – Ordering Facility Name
N/A
ORC-22 – Ordering Facility Address
ORC-23 – Ordering Facility Phone Number
 
ORC-24 – Ordering Provider Address
 
OBR-1 – Set ID
OBR-2 – Placer Order Number
Order Number
OBR-3 – Filler Order Number
Hidden - Specimen ID
OBR-4 – Universal Service ID
Panel
  • OBR-4.1 –
    Panel Host Code
  • OBR-4.2 –
    Panel Name
OBR-5 – Priority
OBR-6 – Requested Date/Time
OBR-7 – Observation Date/Time
Collection Date
OBR-8 – Observation End Date/Time
 
OBR-9 – Collection Volume
 
OBR-10 – Collector Identifier
OBR-11 – Specimen Action Code
 
OBR-12 – Danger Code
 
OBR-13 – Relevant Clinical Info.
OBR-14 – Specimen Received Date/Time
Accessioned Date
OBR-15 – Specimen Type
Specimen Type Host Code
OBR-16 – Ordering Provider
 
OBR-17 – Order Callback Phone Number
OBR-18 – Placer Field 1
OBR-19 – Placer Field 2
OBR-20 – Filler Field 1
OBR-21 – Filler Field 2
OBR-22 – Results Rpt/Status Change - Date/Time
Result Date
 
OBR-23 – Charge to Practice
 
OBR-24 – Diagnostic Serv Sect ID
OBR-25 – Result Status
Status
 
OBR-26 – Parent Result
 
OBR-27 – Quantity
  • OBR-27.4 –
    Scheduled Collection Date
  • OBR-27.6 –
    Priority
OBR-28 – Result Copies To
 
OBR-29 – Parent
 
OBR-30 – Transportation Mode
 
OBR-31 – Reason for Study
 
OBR-32 – Principal Result Interpreter
 
OBR-33 – Assistant Result Interpreter
 
OBR-34 – Technician
 
OBR-35 – Transcriptions
 
OBR-36 – Scheduled Date/Time
 
OBR-37 – Number of Sample Containers
 
OBR-38 – Transport Logistics of Collected Sample
 
OBR-39 – Collector’s Comment
 
OBR-40 – Transport Arrangement Responsibility
 
OBR-41 – Transport Arranged
 
OBR-42 – Escort Required
 
OBR-43 – Planned Patient Transport Comment
 
OBR-44 – Procedure Code
 
OBR-45 – Procedure Code Modifier
 
DG1-1 – Set ID
 
DG1-2 – Diagnosis Coding Method
DG1-3 – Diagnosis Code
Diagnosis Code
 
DG1-4 – Diagnosis Description
Diagnosis Description
 
DG1-5 – Diagnosis Date/Time
 
DG1-6 – Diagnosis Type
 
DG1-7 – Major Diagnostic Category
 
DG1-8 – Diagnostic Related Group
 
DG1-9 – DRG Approval Indicator
 
DG1-10 – DRG Grouper Review Code
 
DG1-11 – Outlier Type
 
DG1-12 – Outlier Days
 
DG1-13 – Outlier Cost
 
DG1-14 – Grouper Version and Type
 
DG1-15 – Diagnosis Priority
 
DG1-16 – Diagnosing Clinician
 
DG1-17 – Diagnosis Classification
 
DG1-18 – Confidential Indicator
 
DG1-19 – Attestation Date/Time
 
OBX-1 – Set ID
OBX-2 – Value Type
OBX-3 – Observation Identifier
Result
  • OBX-3.1 –
    Result Code
  • OBX-3.2 –
    Result Name
 
OBX-4 – Observation Sub-ID
OBX-5 – Observation Value
Result
 
OBX-6 – Units
Result Units
 
OBX-7 – Reference Range
Result Ref Range
 
OBX-8 – Abnormal Flag
Result Criticality
 
OBX-9 – Probability
 
OBX-10 – Nature of Abnormal Test
 
OBX-11 – Observation Result Status
Result Status
 
OBX-12 – Date Last Obs Normal Values
 
OBX-13 – User Defined Access Checks
OBX-14 – Date/Time of the Observation
 
OBX-15 – Producer’s ID
 
OBX-16 – Responsible Observer
 
OBX-17 – Observation Method
 
ZRG-1.1 – Organization Location Name
ZRG-1.2 – Organization Location Street1
ZRG-1.3 – Organization Location Street2
ZRG-1.1 – Organization Location City
ZRG-1.2 – Organization Location State
ZRG-1.3 – Organization Location Postal Code
ZRG-1.4 – Organization Location Country
ZRG-1.5 – Organization Location ContactID
ZRG-1.6 – Organization Location Phone
ZRG-1.7 – Organization Location Specialty
 
ZIQ-1 – Sequence
ZIQ-2 – Case/Task Type
ZIQ-3 – ID
ZIQ-4 – Assigned To
ZIQ-5 – Organization
ZIQ-6.1 – Subject
ZIQ-6.2 – Category
ZIQ-6.3 – Sub-Category
ZIQ-6.4 – Description
ZIQ-6.5 – Status
ZIQ-7 – Lab Order Number
ZIQ-8 – Patient
ZIQ-9 – Provider
ZIQ-10 – Contact
ZIQ-11 – Custom Field Name
ZIQ-12 – Activity Date
 
BPO-2 – Bp Universal Service Identifier
BPO-3 – Bp Processing Requirements
BPO-5 – Bp Amount
BPO-7 – Bp Intended Use Date/Time
BPO-8 – Bp Intended Dispense From Location
BPO-10 – Bp Requested Dispense Date/Time
BPO-11 – Bp Requested Dispense To Location
BPO-13 – Bp Indication For Use
BPO-14 – Bp Informed Consent Indicator
 
BPX-2 – Bp Dispense Status
BPX-3 – Bp Status
BPX-4 – Bp Date/Time Of Status
BPX-5 – Bc Donation Id
BPX-6 – Bc Component
BPX-7 – Bc Donation Type / Intended Use
BPX-11 – Bp Blood Group
BPX-13 – Bp Expiration Date/Time
BPX-14 – Bp Quantity
BPX-16 – Bp Units
BPX-17 – Bp Unique Id
 
BTX-17 – Bp Transfusion End Date/Time Of Status

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