SAC segment

The container detail segment is the data necessary to maintain the containers that are being used throughout the Laboratory Automation System. The specimens in many laboratories are transported and processed in containers (e.g., sample tubes). When SPM and SAC are used in the same message, then the conceptually duplicate attributes will be valued only in the SPM. This applies to SAC-6 (Specimen Source), SAC-27 (Additives), and SAC-43 (Special Handling Considerations).

The shape of one line

required in some cases 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 SAC-2 and its value arrives as SAC-1, so the receiver stores Accession Identifier as External Accession Identifier.

This page carries the SAC 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 SAC.

Every field

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

SAC-1 80 EI O 01329 External Accession Identifier 0..1

SAC-1 is a EI, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
EI.1	199	ST	O		Entity Identifier
EI.2	20	IS	O	0363	Namespace ID
EI.3	199	ST	C		Universal ID
EI.4	6	ID	C	0301	Universal ID Type

SAC-2 80 EI O 01330 Accession Identifier 0..1

SAC-2 is a EI, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
EI.1	199	ST	O		Entity Identifier
EI.2	20	IS	O	0363	Namespace ID
EI.3	199	ST	C		Universal ID
EI.4	6	ID	C	0301	Universal ID Type

SAC-3 80 EI C 01331 Container Identifier 0..1

SAC-3 is a EI, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
EI.1	199	ST	O		Entity Identifier
EI.2	20	IS	O	0363	Namespace ID
EI.3	199	ST	C		Universal ID
EI.4	6	ID	C	0301	Universal ID Type

SAC-4 80 EI C 01332 Primary (parent) Container Identifier 0..1

SAC-4 is a EI, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
EI.1	199	ST	O		Entity Identifier
EI.2	20	IS	O	0363	Namespace ID
EI.3	199	ST	C		Universal ID
EI.4	6	ID	C	0301	Universal ID Type

SAC-5 80 EI O 01333 Equipment Container Identifier 0..1

SAC-5 is a EI, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
EI.1	199	ST	O		Entity Identifier
EI.2	20	IS	O	0363	Namespace ID
EI.3	199	ST	C		Universal ID
EI.4	6	ID	C	0301	Universal ID Type

SAC-6 300 SPS C 00249 Specimen Source 0..1

SAC-6 is a SPS, which holds 7 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
SPS.1	705	CWE	O		Specimen Source Name or Code
SPS.2	705	CWE	O	0371	Additives
SPS.3	200	TX	O		Specimen Collection Method
SPS.4	705	CWE	O	0163	Body Site
SPS.5	705	CWE	O	0495	Site Modifier
SPS.6	705	CWE	O		Collection Method Modifier Code
SPS.7	705	CWE	O	0369	Specimen Role

SAC-7 26 TS O 01334 Registration Date/Time 0..1

SAC-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

SAC-8 250 CE O 0370 01335 Container Status 0..1

SAC-8 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

SAC-9 250 CE O 0378 01336 Carrier Type 0..1

SAC-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

SAC-10 80 EI O 01337 Carrier Identifier 0..1

SAC-10 is a EI, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
EI.1	199	ST	O		Entity Identifier
EI.2	20	IS	O	0363	Namespace ID
EI.3	199	ST	C		Universal ID
EI.4	6	ID	C	0301	Universal ID Type

SAC-11 80 NA O 01338 Position in Carrier 0..1

SAC-11 is a NA, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	Component name
NA.1	16	NM	R	Value1
NA.2	16	NM	O	Value2
NA.3	16	NM	O	Value3
NA.4	16	NM	O	Value4

SAC-12 250 CE O 0379 01339 Tray Type - SAC 0..1

SAC-12 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

SAC-13 80 EI O 01340 Tray Identifier 0..1

SAC-13 is a EI, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
EI.1	199	ST	O		Entity Identifier
EI.2	20	IS	O	0363	Namespace ID
EI.3	199	ST	C		Universal ID
EI.4	6	ID	C	0301	Universal ID Type

SAC-14 80 NA O 01341 Position in Tray 0..1

SAC-14 is a NA, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	Component name
NA.1	16	NM	R	Value1
NA.2	16	NM	O	Value2
NA.3	16	NM	O	Value3
NA.4	16	NM	O	Value4

SAC-15 250 CE O Y 01342 Location 0..*

SAC-15 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

SAC-16 20 NM O 01343 Container Height 0..1

SAC-17 20 NM O 01344 Container Diameter 0..1

SAC-18 20 NM O 01345 Barrier Delta 0..1

SAC-19 20 NM O 01346 Bottom Delta 0..1

SAC-20 250 CE O 01347 Container Height/Diameter/Delta Units 0..1

SAC-20 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

SAC-21 20 NM O 00644 Container Volume 0..1

SAC-22 20 NM O 01349 Available Specimen Volume 0..1

SAC-23 20 NM O 01350 Initial Specimen Volume 0..1

SAC-24 250 CE O 01351 Volume Units 0..1

SAC-24 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

SAC-25 250 CE O 0380 01352 Separator Type 0..1

SAC-25 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

SAC-26 250 CE O 0381 01353 Cap Type 0..1

SAC-26 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

SAC-27 250 CWE O Y 0371 00647 Additive 0..*

SAC-27 is a CWE, which holds 9 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
CWE.1	20	ST	O		Identifier
CWE.2	199	ST	O		Text
CWE.3	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Coding System
CWE.4	20	ST	O		Alternate Identifier
CWE.5	199	ST	O		Alternate Text
CWE.6	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Alternate Coding System
CWE.7	10	ST	C		Coding System Version ID
CWE.8	10	ST	O		Alternate Coding System Version ID
CWE.9	199	ST	O		Original Text

SAC-28 250 CE O 01355 Specimen Component 0..1

SAC-28 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

SAC-29 20 SN O 01356 Dilution Factor 0..1

SAC-29 is a SN, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	Component name
SN.1	2	ST	O	Comparator
SN.2	15	NM	O	Num1
SN.3	1	ST	O	Separator/Suffix
SN.4	15	NM	O	Num2

SAC-30 250 CE O 0373 01357 Treatment 0..1

SAC-30 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

SAC-31 20 SN O 01358 Temperature 0..1

SAC-31 is a SN, which holds 4 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	Component name
SN.1	2	ST	O	Comparator
SN.2	15	NM	O	Num1
SN.3	1	ST	O	Separator/Suffix
SN.4	15	NM	O	Num2

SAC-32 20 NM O 01359 Hemolysis Index 0..1

SAC-33 250 CE O 01360 Hemolysis Index Units 0..1

SAC-33 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

SAC-34 20 NM O 01361 Lipemia Index 0..1

SAC-35 250 CE O 01362 Lipemia Index Units 0..1

SAC-35 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

SAC-36 20 NM O 01363 Icterus Index 0..1

SAC-37 250 CE O 01364 Icterus Index Units 0..1

SAC-37 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

SAC-38 20 NM O 01365 Fibrin Index 0..1

SAC-39 250 CE O 01366 Fibrin Index Units 0..1

SAC-39 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

SAC-40 250 CE O Y 0374 01367 System Induced Contaminants 0..*

SAC-40 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

SAC-41 250 CE O Y 0382 01368 Drug Interference 0..*

SAC-41 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

SAC-42 250 CE O 0375 01369 Artificial Blood 0..1

SAC-42 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

SAC-43 250 CWE O Y 0376 01370 Special Handling Code 0..*

SAC-43 is a CWE, which holds 9 components separated by carets.

SEQ	LEN	DT	OPT	TBL#	Component name
CWE.1	20	ST	O		Identifier
CWE.2	199	ST	O		Text
CWE.3	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Coding System
CWE.4	20	ST	O		Alternate Identifier
CWE.5	199	ST	O		Alternate Text
CWE.6	20	ID	O	0396	Name of Alternate Coding System
CWE.7	10	ST	C		Coding System Version ID
CWE.8	10	ST	O		Alternate Coding System Version ID
CWE.9	199	ST	O		Original Text

SAC-44 250 CE O Y 0377 01371 Other Environmental Factors 0..*

SAC-44 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

Message types carrying SAC

SAC appears in 16 message structures, belonging to 9 message types.

SAC segment

The shape of one line

Every field

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Message types carrying SAC