00631

Reference (Normal) Range for Ordinal and Continuous Observations

2007-10-26
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.

In the first component of this field (Normal Range (NR)), the units are assumed to be identical to the reporting units given in OM2-2 - Units of Measure.

Length≤250
7 components
1R-Numeric Range
2OAdministrative Sex
3O-Age Range
4O-Gestational Age Range
5O-Species
6O-Race/subspecies
7O-Conditions