ABS segment

This segment was created to communicate patient abstract information used for billing and reimbursement purposes. “Abstract” is a condensed form of medical history created for analysis, care planning, etc. SEQ LEN DT OPT RP/# TBL# ITEM# ELEMENT NAME 1 250 XCN O 0010 01514 Discharge Care Provider 2 250 CE O 0069 01515 Transfer Medical Service Code 3 250 CE O 0421 01516 Severity of Illness Code

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Count the pipes to find a field, and count the empty ones too: an empty field still holds its place. Leave out the separator before ABS-2 and its value arrives as ABS-1, so the receiver stores Transfer Medical Service Code as Discharge Care Provider.

This page carries the ABS field table as published and nothing beyond it. The field notes, vendor behaviour, FHIR mapping and parsing guidance that thePID page has are still to be written for ABS.

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SEQ LEN DT OPT RP/# TBL# ITEM# Element name Cardinality

ABS-1 250 XCN O 0010 01514 Discharge Care Provider 0..1

ABS-1 is a XCN, which holds 23 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
XCN.1	15	ST	O		ID Number
XCN.2	194	FN	O		Family Name
XCN.3	30	ST	O		Given Name
XCN.4	30	ST	O		Second and Further Given Names or Initials Thereof
XCN.5	20	ST	O		Suffix (e.g., JR or III)
XCN.6	20	ST	O		Prefix (e.g., DR)
XCN.7	5	IS	B	0360	Degree (e.g., MD)
XCN.8	4	IS	C	0297	Source Table
XCN.9	227	HD	O	0363	Assigning Authority
XCN.10	1	ID	O	0200	Name Type Code
XCN.11	1	ST	O		Identifier Check Digit
XCN.12	3	ID	C	0061	Check Digit Scheme
XCN.13	5	ID	O	0203	Identifier Type Code
XCN.14	227	HD	O		Assigning Facility
XCN.15	1	ID	O	0465	Name Representation Code
XCN.16	483	CE	O	0448	Name Context
XCN.17	53	DR	B		Name Validity Range
XCN.18	1	ID	O	0444	Name Assembly Order
XCN.19	26	TS	O		Effective Date
XCN.20	26	TS	O		Expiration Date
XCN.21	199	ST	O		Professional Suffix
XCN.22	705	CWE	O		Assigning Jurisdiction
XCN.23	705	CWE	O		Assigning Agency or Department

ABS-2 250 CE O 0069 01515 Transfer Medical Service Code 0..1

ABS-2 is a CE, which holds 6 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
CE.1	20	ST	O		Identifier
CE.2	199	ST	O		Text
CE.3	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Coding System
CE.4	20	ST	O		Alternate Identifier
CE.5	199	ST	O		Alternate Text
CE.6	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Alternate Coding System

ABS-3 250 CE O 0421 01516 Severity of Illness Code 0..1

ABS-3 is a CE, which holds 6 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
CE.1	20	ST	O		Identifier
CE.2	199	ST	O		Text
CE.3	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Coding System
CE.4	20	ST	O		Alternate Identifier
CE.5	199	ST	O		Alternate Text
CE.6	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Alternate Coding System

ABS-4 26 TS O 01517 Date/Time of Attestation 0..1

ABS-4 is a TS, which holds 2 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
TS.1	24	DTM	R		Time
TS.2	1	ID	B	0529	Degree of Precision

ABS-5 250 XCN O 01518 Attested By 0..1

ABS-5 is a XCN, which holds 23 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
XCN.1	15	ST	O		ID Number
XCN.2	194	FN	O		Family Name
XCN.3	30	ST	O		Given Name
XCN.4	30	ST	O		Second and Further Given Names or Initials Thereof
XCN.5	20	ST	O		Suffix (e.g., JR or III)
XCN.6	20	ST	O		Prefix (e.g., DR)
XCN.7	5	IS	B	0360	Degree (e.g., MD)
XCN.8	4	IS	C	0297	Source Table
XCN.9	227	HD	O	0363	Assigning Authority
XCN.10	1	ID	O	0200	Name Type Code
XCN.11	1	ST	O		Identifier Check Digit
XCN.12	3	ID	C	0061	Check Digit Scheme
XCN.13	5	ID	O	0203	Identifier Type Code
XCN.14	227	HD	O		Assigning Facility
XCN.15	1	ID	O	0465	Name Representation Code
XCN.16	483	CE	O	0448	Name Context
XCN.17	53	DR	B		Name Validity Range
XCN.18	1	ID	O	0444	Name Assembly Order
XCN.19	26	TS	O		Effective Date
XCN.20	26	TS	O		Expiration Date
XCN.21	199	ST	O		Professional Suffix
XCN.22	705	CWE	O		Assigning Jurisdiction
XCN.23	705	CWE	O		Assigning Agency or Department

ABS-6 250 CE O 0422 01519 Triage Code 0..1

ABS-6 is a CE, which holds 6 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
CE.1	20	ST	O		Identifier
CE.2	199	ST	O		Text
CE.3	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Coding System
CE.4	20	ST	O		Alternate Identifier
CE.5	199	ST	O		Alternate Text
CE.6	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Alternate Coding System

ABS-7 26 TS O 01520 Abstract Completion Date/Time 0..1

ABS-7 is a TS, which holds 2 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
TS.1	24	DTM	R		Time
TS.2	1	ID	B	0529	Degree of Precision

ABS-8 250 XCN O 01521 Abstracted By 0..1

ABS-8 is a XCN, which holds 23 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
XCN.1	15	ST	O		ID Number
XCN.2	194	FN	O		Family Name
XCN.3	30	ST	O		Given Name
XCN.4	30	ST	O		Second and Further Given Names or Initials Thereof
XCN.5	20	ST	O		Suffix (e.g., JR or III)
XCN.6	20	ST	O		Prefix (e.g., DR)
XCN.7	5	IS	B	0360	Degree (e.g., MD)
XCN.8	4	IS	C	0297	Source Table
XCN.9	227	HD	O	0363	Assigning Authority
XCN.10	1	ID	O	0200	Name Type Code
XCN.11	1	ST	O		Identifier Check Digit
XCN.12	3	ID	C	0061	Check Digit Scheme
XCN.13	5	ID	O	0203	Identifier Type Code
XCN.14	227	HD	O		Assigning Facility
XCN.15	1	ID	O	0465	Name Representation Code
XCN.16	483	CE	O	0448	Name Context
XCN.17	53	DR	B		Name Validity Range
XCN.18	1	ID	O	0444	Name Assembly Order
XCN.19	26	TS	O		Effective Date
XCN.20	26	TS	O		Expiration Date
XCN.21	199	ST	O		Professional Suffix
XCN.22	705	CWE	O		Assigning Jurisdiction
XCN.23	705	CWE	O		Assigning Agency or Department

ABS-9 250 CE O 0423 01522 Case Category Code 0..1

ABS-9 is a CE, which holds 6 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
CE.1	20	ST	O		Identifier
CE.2	199	ST	O		Text
CE.3	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Coding System
CE.4	20	ST	O		Alternate Identifier
CE.5	199	ST	O		Alternate Text
CE.6	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Alternate Coding System

ABS-10 1 ID O 0136 01523 Caesarian Section Indicator 0..1

ABS-11 250 CE O 0424 01524 Gestation Category Code 0..1

ABS-11 is a CE, which holds 6 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
CE.1	20	ST	O		Identifier
CE.2	199	ST	O		Text
CE.3	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Coding System
CE.4	20	ST	O		Alternate Identifier
CE.5	199	ST	O		Alternate Text
CE.6	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Alternate Coding System

ABS-12 3 NM O 01525 Gestation Period - Weeks 0..1

ABS-13 250 CE O 0425 01526 Newborn Code 0..1

ABS-13 is a CE, which holds 6 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
CE.1	20	ST	O		Identifier
CE.2	199	ST	O		Text
CE.3	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Coding System
CE.4	20	ST	O		Alternate Identifier
CE.5	199	ST	O		Alternate Text
CE.6	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Alternate Coding System

ABS-14 1 ID O 0136 01527 Stillborn Indicator 0..1

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