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18.3.67 NR - numeric range (2A.3.48)

HL7 Component Table - NR - Numeric Range

Core Framework Base Standard Profile
Seq# Description Interpretation Flags Cardinality Length C.LEN Vocabulary Data Type Implement Cardinality Vocabulary
NR
1 Low Value [0..1]     NM      
2 High Value [0..1]     NM      

Definition: Specifies the interval between the lowest and the highest values in a series of data. In the case where a numeric range is unbounded on one side, the component of the unbounded side is null. Whether the end points are included in the range is defined in the usage note for the field.

Note: Replaces the CM data type used in sections 8.8.4.6.1- OM2-6.1, 8.8.4.6.3- OM2-6.3and 8.8.4.6.4- OM2-6.4, as of v 2.5.

18.3.67.1 Low Value (NM) (2A.3.48.0)

Definition: The number specifying the lower limit or boundary of the range.

18.3.67.2 High Value (NM) (2A.3.48.1)

Definition: The number specifying the high limit or boundary of the range.