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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
HHispanic or Latino
NNot Hispanic or Latino
UUnknown
6 components
1O-Identifier
2O-Text
3OName of Coding System
4O-Alternate Identifier
5O-Alternate Text
6OName of Alternate Coding System

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