00106

Patient ID (Internal ID)

1995-11-25
Components: <patient ID (NM)> ^ <check digit (NM)> ^ < check digit scheme (ID)> ^ <assigning facility ID (ST)> ^ <type (ID)>

Definition: primary ID used by the facility to uniquely identify a patient at the time of admit, (e.g., medical record number, billing number, etc). Refer to table 0061-check digit scheme.

Length≤20
5 components
1O-Patient ID
2O-Check digit
3O-Check digit scheme
4O-Facility ID
5O-type