01539
Species Code
2003-08-22
Definition: The species of living organism. This may include the common or scientific name, based on the coding system(s) used. SNOMED is the recommended coding system. If this field is not valued, a human is assumed. Refer to User-defined Table 0446 - Species Code for suggested values.
Conditionality Rule: This field must be valued if PID-36 - Breed Code or PID-38 - Production Class Code is valued.
Length≤250
0446Species Code
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 |