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18.8.2 ABS - Abstract Segment (6.5.12)

This segment was created to communicate patient abstract information used for billing and reimbursement purposes. "Abstract" is a condensed form of medical history created for analysis, care planning, etc.

HL7 Attribute Table - ABS - Abstract

Base Framework
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData Type
ABS
101514Discharge Care Provider MAY[0..1]  ERROR: table is identifier
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

201515Transfer Medical Service Code MAY[0..1] ex.:HospitalService (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

301516Severity of Illness Code MAY[0..1] repr: SeverityOfIllnessCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

401517Date/Time of Attestation MAY[0..1] 
DTM

Date/Time

501518Attested By MAY[0..1] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

601519Triage Code MAY[0..1] ex.:TriageCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

701520Abstract Completion Date/Time  MAY[0..1] 
DTM

Date/Time

801521Abstracted By MAY[0..1] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

901522Case Category Code MAY[0..1] ex.:CaseCategoryCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1001523Caesarian Section Indicator MAY[0..1][1..1]univ: Yes/noIndicator (CD) hl7VS-yes-no-Indicator (VS) expandedYes-NoIndicator (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

1101524Gestation Category Code MAY[0..1] repr: GestationCategoryCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1201525Gestation Period - Weeks
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1] 3
NM

Numeric

1301526Newborn Code MAY[0..1] ex.:NewbornCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1401527Stillborn Indicator MAY[0..1][1..1]univ: Yes/noIndicator (CD) hl7VS-yes-no-Indicator (VS) expandedYes-NoIndicator (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData Type
ABS
101514Discharge Care Provider MAY[0..1] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

201515Transfer Medical Service Code MAY[0..1] ex.:HospitalService (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

301516Severity of Illness Code MAY[0..1] repr: SeverityOfIllnessCode (CD) hl7VS-severityOfIllnessCode (VS) severityOfIllness (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

401517Date/Time of Attestation MAY[0..1] 
DTM

Date/Time

501518Attested By MAY[0..1] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

601519Triage Code MAY[0..1] ex.:TriageCode (CD) hl7VS-triageCode (VS) triageType (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

701520Abstract Completion Date/Time  MAY[0..1] 
DTM

Date/Time

801521Abstracted By MAY[0..1] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

901522Case Category Code MAY[0..1] ex.:CaseCategoryCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1001523Caesarian Section Indicator MAY[0..1][1..1]univ: Yes/noIndicator (CD) hl7VS-yes-no-Indicator (VS) expandedYes-NoIndicator (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

1101524Gestation Category Code MAY[0..1] repr: GestationCategoryCode (CD) hl7VS-gestationCategoryCode (VS) gestationCategory (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1201525Gestation Period - Weeks
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1] 3
NM

Numeric

1301526Newborn Code MAY[0..1] ex.:NewbornCode (CD) hl7VS-newbornCode (VS) newbornType (CS)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

1401527Stillborn Indicator MAY[0..1][1..1]univ: Yes/noIndicator (CD) hl7VS-yes-no-Indicator (VS) expandedYes-NoIndicator (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

Base FrameworkBase Standard Profile
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityLengthC.LENVocabularyData TypeImplementVocabulary
ABS 
101514Discharge Care Provider MAY[0..1]  ERROR: table is identifier
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

MAY
201515Transfer Medical Service Code MAY[0..1] ex.:HospitalService (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

MAY
301516Severity of Illness Code MAY[0..1] repr: SeverityOfIllnessCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

MAYhl7VS-severityOfIllnessCode (VS) severityOfIllness (CS)
401517Date/Time of Attestation MAY[0..1] 
DTM

Date/Time

MAY
501518Attested By MAY[0..1] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

MAY
601519Triage Code MAY[0..1] ex.:TriageCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

MAYhl7VS-triageCode (VS) triageType (CS)
701520Abstract Completion Date/Time  MAY[0..1] 
DTM

Date/Time

MAY
801521Abstracted By MAY[0..1] 
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

MAY
901522Case Category Code MAY[0..1] ex.:CaseCategoryCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

MAY
1001523Caesarian Section Indicator MAY[0..1][1..1]univ: Yes/noIndicator (CD) hl7VS-yes-no-Indicator (VS) expandedYes-NoIndicator (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

MAY 
1101524Gestation Category Code MAY[0..1] repr: GestationCategoryCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

MAYhl7VS-gestationCategoryCode (VS) gestationCategory (CS)
1201525Gestation Period - Weeks
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1] 3
NM

Numeric

MAY
1301526Newborn Code MAY[0..1] ex.:NewbornCode (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

MAYhl7VS-newbornCode (VS) newbornType (CS)
1401527Stillborn Indicator MAY[0..1][1..1]univ: Yes/noIndicator (CD) hl7VS-yes-no-Indicator (VS) expandedYes-NoIndicator (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

MAY 
Base Framework Base Standard Profile
Seq# Data Element Description Flags Optionality Repetition Length C.LEN Table Data Type Optionality Table
ABS  
1 01514 Discharge Care Provider   O      
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

  (0010)
2 01515 Transfer Medical Service Code   O      
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

  (0069)
3 01516 Severity of Illness Code   O      
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

  (0421)
4 01517 Date/Time of Attestation   O      
DTM

Date/Time

   
5 01518 Attested By   O      
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

   
6 01519 Triage Code   O      
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

  (0422)
7 01520 Abstract Completion Date/Time   O      
DTM

Date/Time

   
8 01521 Abstracted By   O      
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

   
9 01522 Case Category Code   O      
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

  (0423)
10 01523 Caesarian Section Indicator   O   [1..1]  
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

  (0136)
11 01524 Gestation Category Code   O      
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

  (0424)
12 01525 Gestation Period - Weeks   O     3=  
NM

Numeric

   
13 01526 Newborn Code   O      
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

  (0425)
14 01527 Stillborn Indicator   O   [1..1]  
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

  (0136)
Seq# Data Element Description Optionality Repetition Length C.LEN Table Data Type
ABS
1 01514 Discharge Care Provider O     (0010)
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

2 01515 Transfer Medical Service Code O     (0069)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

3 01516 Severity of Illness Code O     (0421)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

4 01517 Date/Time of Attestation O      
DTM

Date/Time

5 01518 Attested By O      
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

6 01519 Triage Code O     (0422)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

7 01520 Abstract Completion Date/Time O      
DTM

Date/Time

8 01521 Abstracted By O      
XCN

Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons

9 01522 Case Category Code O     (0423)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

10 01523 Caesarian Section Indicator O   [1..1] (0136)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

11 01524 Gestation Category Code O     (0424)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

12 01525 Gestation Period - Weeks O     3=  
NM

Numeric

13 01526 Newborn Code O     (0425)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

14 01527 Stillborn Indicator O   [1..1] (0136)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

18.8.2.1 ABS Field Definitions (6.5.12.0)

18.8.2.2 ABS-1 Discharge Care Provider (XCN) 01514 (6.5.12.1)

Definition: Identification number of the provider responsible for the discharge of the patient from his/her care. Refer to User-defined Table 0010 - Physician ID in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

18.8.2.3 ABS-2 Transfer Medical Service Code (CWE) 01515 (6.5.12.2)

Definition: Medical code representing the patient's medical services when they are transferred. Refer to User-defined Table 0069 - Hospital Service in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

18.8.2.4 ABS-3 Severity of Illness Code (CWE) 01516 (6.5.12.3)

Definition: Code representing the ranking of a patient's illness. Refer to User-defined Table 0421 - Severity of Illness Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

18.8.2.5 ABS-4 Date/time of Attestation (DTM) 01517 (6.5.12.4)

Definition: Date/time that the medical record was reviewed and accepted.

18.8.2.6 ABS-5 Attested by (XCN) 01518 (6.5.12.5)

Definition: Identification number of the person (usually a provider) who reviewed and accepted the abstract of the medical record.

18.8.2.7 ABS-6 Triage Code (CWE) 01519 (6.5.12.6)

Definition: Code representing a patient's prioritization within the context of this abstract. Refer to User-defined Table 0422 - Triage Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.

18.8.2.8 ABS-7 Abstract Completion Date/Time (DTM) 01520 (6.5.12.7)

Definition: Date/time the abstraction was completed.

18.8.2.9 ABS-8 Abstracted by (XCN) 01521 (6.5.12.8)

Definition: Identification number of the person completing the Abstract.

18.8.2.10 ABS-9 Case Category Code (CWE) 01522 (6.5.12.9)

Definition: Code indicating the reason a non-urgent patient presents to the Emergency Room for treatment instead of a clinic or physician office. Refer to User-defined Table 0423 - Case Category Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.