00631

Reference (Normal) Range - Ordinal & Continuous Obs

Definition: This field contains the reference (normal) ranges for "numeric" observations/tests with a nature code of A or C (see OM1-18-nature of test/observation). It can identify different reference (normal) ranges for different categories of patients according to age, sex, race, and other conditions.

The general format is

Length≤200
7 components
1O-reference range
2O-sex
3O-age range
4O-age gestation
5O-species
6O-race/subspecies
7O-conditions