00631

Reference (Normal) Range - Ordinal and Continuous Observations

2000-10-28
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 service/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≤250
7 components
1O-numeric range
2O-administrative sex
3O-age range
4O-gestational range
5O-species
6O-race/subspecies
7O-conditions