18.3.63 MO - money (2A.3.41)

HL7 Component Table - MO - Money

Core Framework									Base Standard Profile
Seq#	Description	Interpretation	Flags	Cardinality	Length	C.LEN	Vocabulary	Data Type	Implement	Cardinality	Vocabulary
MO
1	Quantity			[0..1]				NM
2	Denomination			[0..1]			iso4217 (CD VS)	ID			(CS)

Definition: This data type specifies an amount of money and the denomination in which it is expressed.

18.3.63.1 Quantity (NM) (2A.3.41.0)

Definition: The first component is a quantity.

18.3.63.2 Denomination (ID) (2A.3.41.1)

Definition: The second component is the denomination in which the quantity is expressed. The values for the denomination component are the three-character codes specified in ISO-4217. See Externally-defined Table 0913 - Monetary Denomination Code.

If the denomination is not specified, "MSH-17-country code", in Chapter 2, section 2.14.9.17, is used to determine the default. Example,

|99.50^USD|

where USD is the ISO 4217 code for the U.S. American dollar.