00869

Appointment Duration Units

2013-03-10
Definition: This field contains a code describing the units of time used in expressing the ARQ-9-Appointment duration field. This field should be valued according to the recommendations in Chapters 2 and 7. If this component is not valued, the ISO base unit of seconds (code "s") will be assumed. Refer to Chapter 7, Figures 7-6 through 7-9, for a list of ISO and ANSI+ unit codes.

As of v2.6, the known applicable external coding systems include those in the table below. If the code set you are using is in this table, then you must use that designation.

Unit of Measure Coding Systems from HL7 Table 0396
Code
ISO+ ISO 2955.83 (units of measure) with HL7 extensions See chapter 7, section 7.4.2.6
ANS+ HL7 set of units of measure HL7 set of units of measure based upon ANSI X3.50 - 1986, ISO 2988-83, and US customary units / see chapter 7, section 7.4.2.6.
LengthNot specified
22 components
1R-Identifier
2O-Text
3OName of Coding System
4O-Alternate Identifier
5O-Alternate Text
6OName of Alternate Coding System
7C-Coding System Version ID
8O-Alternate Coding System Version ID
9O-Original Text
10O-Second Alternate Identifier
11O-Second Alternate Text
12OName of Second Alternate Coding System
13C-Second Alternate Coding System Version ID
14C-Coding System OID
15O-Value Set OID
16C-Value Set Version ID
17C-Alternate Coding System OID
18O-Alternate Value Set OID
19C-Alternate Value Set Version ID
20C-Second Alternate Coding System OID
21O-Second Alternate Value Set OID
22C-Second Alternate Value Set Version ID