In the reporting of clinical data, the OBR serves as the report header. It identifies the observation set represented by the following atomic observations. It includes the relevant ordering information when that applies. It contains many of the attributes that usually apply to all of the included observations.

When a set of observations is ordered, the order message contains an OBR segment. However, observations can be collected and reported without an antecedent order. When observations are reported, the report message also includes one or more OBR segments. So, the OBR segment is like a turn-around document. Some fields in the OBR segment apply only to the ordering message and some to the reporting message. To those familiar with healthcare procedures, these should be obvious from their names (e.g., transcriptionist or principal result interpreter could only apply to the reporting phase). However, we have also flagged them in Figure 7-4 to indicate whether placer, filler, or both may send data in a given field.

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1..4-SIO1-00237OBR-1Set ID - OBR2-
2..22-EIC1-00216OBR-2Placer Order Number7 mappings
3..22-EIC1-00217OBR-3Filler Order Number6 mappings
4..200-CER1-00238OBR-4Universal Service IDName2 mappings
5..2-IDX1-00239OBR-5Priority-OBR2priority
6..26-TSX1-00240OBR-6Requested Date/time2occurrenceDateTime
7..26-TSC1-00241OBR-7Observation Date/Time#Name4 mappings
8..26-TSO1-00242OBR-8Observation End Date/Time#Name2 mappings
9..20-CQO1-00243OBR-9Collection Volume*Namecollection.quantity
10..60-XCNO*-00244OBR-10Collector Identifier*Namecollection.collector(Practitioner)
11..1-IDO1006500245OBR-11Specimen Action Code*Name3 mappings
12..60-CEO1-00246OBR-12Danger Code-
13..300-STO1-00247OBR-13Relevant Clinical Info.24 mappings
14..26-TSC1-00248OBR-14Specimen Received Date/Time*2receivedTime
15..300-SPSO1007000249OBR-15Specimen SourceData Type$this
16..120-XCNO*-00226OBR-16Ordering Providerrequester(Practitioner)
17..40-XTNO2-00250OBR-17Order Callback Phone Number2 mappings
18..60-STO1-00251OBR-18Placer Field 1-
19..60-STO1-00252OBR-19Placer Field 2-
20..60-STO1-00253OBR-20Filler Field 1+Name-
21..60-STO1-00254OBR-21Filler Field 2+Name-
22..26-TSC1-00255OBR-22Results Rpt/Status Chng - Date/Time+Nameissued
23..40-MOCO1-00256OBR-23Charge to Practice+2-
24..10-IDO1007400257OBR-24Diagnostic Serv Sect ID2category
25..1-IDC1012300258OBR-25Result Status+Namestatus
26..200-PRLO1-00259OBR-26Parent Result+2-
27..200-TQO*-00221OBR-27Quantity/TimingRepetition$this
28..150-XCNO5-00260OBR-28Result Copies To-
29..200-EIPO1-00261OBR-29Parent34 mappings
30..20-IDO1012400262OBR-30Transportation Mode-
31..300-CEO*-00263OBR-31Reason for StudyNamereasonCode
32..200-NDLO1-00264OBR-32Principal Result Interpreter+2resultsInterpreter(PractitionerRole)
33..200-NDLO*-00265OBR-33Assistant Result Interpreter+2-
34..200-NDLO*-00266OBR-34Technician+24 mappings
35..200-NDLO*-00267OBR-35Transcriptionist+24 mappings
36..26-TSO1-00268OBR-36Scheduled Date/Time+2-
37..4-NMO1-01028OBR-37Number of Sample Containers*Name-
38..60-CEO*-01029OBR-38Transport Logistics of Collected Sample*Name-
39..200-CEO*-01030OBR-39Collector’s Comment*Namenote
40..60-CEO1-01031OBR-40Transport Arrangement Responsibility-
41..30-IDO1022401032OBR-41Transport Arranged-
42..1-IDO1022501033OBR-42Escort Required-
43..200-CEO*-01034OBR-43Planned Patient Transport Comment-
44..80-CE_0088O1008800393OBR-44Procedure CodeNEW-
45..80-CE_0340O*034001316OBR-45Procedure Code ModifierNEW-
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