00578
Nature of Abnormal Test
Definition: This field contains the nature of the abnormal test. Refer to HL7 table 0080 - Nature of abnormal testing for valid values. As many of the codes as apply may be included, separated by repeat delimiters. For example, normal values based on age, sex, and race would be codes as A~S~R.
Table 0080 Nature of abnormal testing
Length≤2
4 values
A | An age-based population |
N | None - generic normal range |
R | A race-based population |
S | A sex-based population |