00570
Value Type
Definition: This field contains the format of the observation value in OBX. It must be valued if OBX-11-Observation result status is not valued with an `X". 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 HL7 table 0125 - Value type.
The observation value must be represented according to the format for the data type defined in Chapter 2, Section 2.8, "Data Types." For example, a PN consists of 6 components, separated by component delimiters.
Length≤2
26 values
AD | Address | |
CE | Coded Entry | |
CF | Coded Element With Formatted Values | |
CK | Composite ID With Check Digit | |
CN | Composite ID And Name | |
CP | Composite Price | |
CX | Extended Composite ID With Check Digit | |
DT | Date | |
ED | Encapsulated Data | |
FT | Formatted Text (Display) | |
ID | Coded Value | |
MO | Money | |
NM | Numeric | |
PN | Person Name | Deprecated |
RP | Reference Pointer | |
SN | Structured Numeric | |
ST | String Data. | |
TM | Time | |
TN | Telephone Number | |
TS | Time Stamp (Date & Time) | |
TX | Text Data (Display) | |
XAD | Extended Address | |
XCN | Extended Composite Name And Number For Persons | |
XON | Extended Composite Name And Number For Organizations | |
XPN | Extended Person Name | |
XTN | Extended Telecommunications Number |