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Value Type
1995-11-25
Definition: format of the observation value in OBX. If the value is CE then the result must be a coded entry. When the value type is TX or FT then the results are bulk text. The valid values for the value type of an observation are listed in Table 0125 - value type.
The observation value must be represented according to the format for the data type defined in Chapter 2, Control Section. For example, a PN consists of 6 components, separated by component delimiters.
Length≤2
21 values
AD | Address | |
CE | Coded element | |
CF | Coded element with formatted values | |
CK | Composite ID with check digit | |
CM | Composite | Deprecated |
CN | Composite ID and name | Deprecated |
CQ | Composite quantity with units | Deprecated |
DT | Date | |
FT | Formatted text (display) | |
ID | Coded value | |
MO | Money | |
NM | Numeric | |
PN | Person name | |
RP | Reference pointer | |
SI | Sequence ID | |
ST | String data | |
TM | Time | |
TN | Telephone number | |
TQ | Timing / quantity | |
TS | Time stamp ( date & time) | |
TX | Text data (display) |