HL7 v2.5.1 Specificationsv2.5.1

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ADD segment

The ADD segment is used to define the continuation of the prior segment in a continuation message. See Section2.10.2, "Continuation messages and segments," for details. 2.15.1.0 ADD field definition 2.15.1.1 ADD-1 Addendum Continuation Pointer (ST) 00066 Definition: This field is used to define the continuation of the prior segment in a continuation message. See section 2.10.2, "Continuation messages and segments" for details. When the ADD is sent after the segment

The shape of one line

segmentADD|ADD-1Addendum Continuation…

optional

Count the pipes to find a field, and count the empty ones too: an empty field still holds its place.

This page carries the ADD 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 ADD.

Every field

SEQLENDTOPTRP/#TBL#ITEM#Element nameCardinality
ADD-165536STO00066Addendum Continuation Pointer0..1

No message structure in v2.5.1 carries ADD, and no other segment is linked to it here. The standard defines the segment on its own.