HL7 v2.5.1 Specificationsv2.5.1

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BLG segment

The BLG segment is used to provide billing information, on the ordered service, to the filling application. 4.5.2.0 BLG field definitions 4.5.2.1 BLG-1 When to charge (CCD) 00234 4.5.2.2 Definition: This field specifies when to charge for the ordered service. BLG-2 Charge type (ID) 00235 Definition: This field identifies someone or something other than the patient to be billed for this service. It

The shape of one line

segmentBLG|BLG-1When to Charge|BLG-2Charge Type|BLG-3Account ID|BLG-4Charge Type Reason

optional

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 BLG-2 and its value arrives as BLG-1, so the receiver stores Charge Type as When to Charge.

This page carries the BLG 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 BLG.

Every field

SEQLENDTOPTRP/#TBL#ITEM#Element nameCardinality
40CCDO010000234When to Charge0..1

BLG-1 is a CCD, which holds 2 components separated by carets.

SEQLENDTOPTTBL#Component name
CCD.11IDR0100Invocation Event
CCD.226TSODate/time
BLG-250IDO012200235Charge Type0..1
100CXO00236Account ID0..1

BLG-3 is a CX, which holds 10 components separated by carets.

SEQLENDTOPTTBL#Component name
CX.115STRID Number
CX.21STOCheck Digit
CX.33IDO0061Check Digit Scheme
CX.4227HDO0363Assigning Authority
CX.55IDO0203Identifier Type Code
CX.6227HDOAssigning Facility
CX.78DTOEffective Date
CX.88DTOExpiration Date
CX.9705CWEOAssigning Jurisdiction
CX.10705CWEOAssigning Agency or Department
60CWEO047501645Charge Type Reason0..1

BLG-4 is a CWE, which holds 9 components separated by carets.

SEQLENDTOPTTBL#Component name
CWE.120STOIdentifier
CWE.2199STOText
CWE.320IDO0396Name of Coding System
CWE.420STOAlternate Identifier
CWE.5199STOAlternate Text
CWE.620IDO0396Name of Alternate Coding System
CWE.710STCCoding System Version ID
CWE.810STOAlternate Coding System Version ID
CWE.9199STOOriginal Text

Message types carrying BLG

BLG appears in 10 message structures, belonging to 8 message types.