00125
Ethnic Group
2007-05-08
Definition: This field further defines the patient's ancestry. Refer to User-defined Table 0189 - Ethnic Group for suggested values. The second triplet of the CE data type for ethnic group (alternate identifier, alternate text, and name of alternate coding system) is reserved for governmentally assigned codes. In the US, a current use is to report ethnicity in line with US federal standards for Hispanic origin.
Length≤250
3 values
H | Hispanic or Latino |
N | Not Hispanic or Latino |
U | Unknown |
6 components
| 1 | O | - | Identifier | |
| 2 | O | - | Text | |
| 3 | O | Name of Coding System | ||
| 4 | O | - | Alternate Identifier | |
| 5 | O | - | Alternate Text | |
| 6 | O | Name of Alternate Coding System |