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PID - Patient Identification Segment (PID)

Global Profile (Differential)
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementVocabulary
PID
300106Patient Identifier List SHALL
500108Patient Name SHALLuniv: NameType (CD) hl7VS-nameType (VS) nameType2 (CS)
Global Profile (Snapshot)
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityVocabularyData Type
PID
100104Set ID - PID MAY[0..1]
SI

Sequence ID

200105Patient ID
W

withdrawn Element

SHOULD NOT  
300106Patient Identifier List SHALL[1..*]
CX

Extended Composite ID with Check Digit

400107Alternate Patient ID - PID
W

withdrawn Element

SHOULD NOT  
500108Patient Name SHALL[1..*]univ: NameType (CD) hl7VS-nameType (VS) nameType2 (CS)
XPN

Extended Person Name

600109Mother's Maiden Name MAY[0..*]
XPN

Extended Person Name

700110Date/Time of Birth MAY[0..1]
DTM

Date/Time

800111Administrative Sex MAY[0..1]repr: AdministrativeSex (CD) hl7VS-administrativeSex (VS) administrativeSex (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

900112Patient Alias
W

withdrawn Element

SHOULD NOT  
1000113Race MAY[0..*]US: V2Race (CD) PHVS_Race_HL7_2x (VS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1100114Patient Address MAY[0..*]
XAD

Extended Address

1200115County Code
W

withdrawn Element

SHOULD NOT  
1300116Phone Number - Home
W

withdrawn Element

SHOULD NOT 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

1400117Phone Number - Business
W

withdrawn Element

SHOULD NOT 
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number

1500118Primary Language MAY[0..1]PrimaryLanguage (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1600119Marital Status MAY[0..1]repr: V2MaritalStatus (CD) hl7VS-maritalStatus (VS) maritalStatus (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1700120Religion MAY[0..1]repr: Religion (CD) hl7VS-religion2 (VS) religion2 (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1800121Patient Account Number MAY[0..1]univ: CheckDigitScheme (CD) hl7VS-checkDigitScheme (VS) checkDigitScheme (CS)
CX

Extended Composite ID with Check Digit

1900122SSN Number - Patient
W

withdrawn Element

SHOULD NOT  
2000123Driver's License Number - Patient
W

withdrawn Element

SHOULD NOT  
2100124Mother's Identifier MAY[0..*]univ: CheckDigitScheme (CD) hl7VS-checkDigitScheme (VS) checkDigitScheme (CS)
CX

Extended Composite ID with Check Digit

2200125Ethnic Group MAY[0..*]ex.:EthnicGroup (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

2300126Birth Place
=

Truncation allowed.

MAY[0..1]
ST

String Data

2400127Multiple Birth Indicator MAY[0..1]univ: Yes/noIndicator (CD) hl7VS-yes-no-Indicator (VS) expandedYes-NoIndicator (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

2500128Birth Order
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1]
NM

Numeric

2600129Citizenship MAY[0..*]Citizenship (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

2700130Veterans Military Status MAY[0..1]VeteransMilitaryStatus (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

2800739Nationality
W

withdrawn Element

SHOULD NOT Nationality (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

2900740Patient Death Date and Time MAY[0..1]
DTM

Date/Time

3000741Patient Death Indicator MAY[0..1]univ: Yes/noIndicator (CD) hl7VS-yes-no-Indicator (VS) expandedYes-NoIndicator (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

3101535Identity Unknown Indicator MAY[0..1]univ: Yes/noIndicator (CD) hl7VS-yes-no-Indicator (VS) expandedYes-NoIndicator (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

3201536Identity Reliability Code MAY[0..*]ex.:IdentityReliabilityCode (CD) hl7VS-identityReliabilityCode (VS) identityReliability (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

3301537Last Update Date/Time MAY[0..1]
DTM

Date/Time

3401538Last Update Facility MAY[0..1]
HD

Hierarchic Designator

3501539Taxonomic Classification Code MAY[0..1]
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

3601540Breed Code
B

backward compatible use only

SHOULD NOT BreedCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

3701541Strain
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1]
ST

String Data

3801542Production Class Code MAY[0..1]repr: ProductionClassCode (CD) hl7VS-productionClassCode (VS) productionClass (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

3901840Tribal Citizenship MAY[0..*]Citizenship (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

4002289Patient Telecommunication Information MAY[0..*]
XTN

Extended Telecommunication Number