00636

Preferred Coding System

Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>

Definition: This field contains the observations whose categorical responses are taken from a specified table of codes (e.g., CE data types). Record the preferred coding system for this observation (e.g., ICD9, SNOMED III). Take the codes from ASTM Table 3 or 5, or specify a local code.

Length≤60
6 components
1O-identifier
2O-text
3O-name of coding system
4O-alternate identifier
5O-alternate text
6O-name of alternate coding system