The intent of this segment is to describe the information associated with the shipping package specimens are sent in.
HL7 Attribute Table - PAC - Shipment Package
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| Seq# | Data Element | Description | Flags | Implement | Cardinality | Length | C.LEN | Vocabulary | Data Type | |
 PAC | ||||||||||
  | 1 | 02350 | Set Id - PAC | SHOULD | [1..1] | [1..4] | SI Sequence ID | |||
 | 2 | 02351 | Package ID | C Condition defined for this element | MAY | [0..1] | EI Entity Identifier | |||
| 3 | 02352 | Parent Package ID | MAY | [0..1] | EI Entity Identifier | ||||
| 4 | 02353 | Position in Parent Package | MAY | [0..1] | NA Numeric Array | ||||
| 5 | 02354 | Package Type | SHOULD | [1..1] | PackageType (CD) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | |||
| 6 | 02355 | Package Condition | MAY | [0..*] | repr: ContainerCondition (CD) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | |||
| 7 | 02356 | Package Handling Code | MAY | [0..*] | repr: SpecialHandlingCode (CD) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | |||
| 8 | 02357 | Package Risk Code | MAY | [0..*] | RiskCodes (CD) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | |||
 | 9 | 00816 | Action Code | MAY | [0..1] | [2..2] | univ: SegmentActionCode (CD) hl7VS-segmentActionCode (VS) segmentAction (CS) | ID Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables | ||
The root for the expression is on the segment.
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| Seq# | Data Element | Description | Flags | Implement | Cardinality | Length | C.LEN | Vocabulary | Data Type | |
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| PAC | ||||||||||
| 1 | 02350 | Set Id - PAC | SHALL | [1..1] | [1..4] | SI Sequence ID | |||
| 2 | 02351 | Package ID | C Condition defined for this element | MAY | [0..1] | EI Entity Identifier | |||
| 3 | 02352 | Parent Package ID | MAY | [0..1] | EI Entity Identifier | ||||
| 4 | 02353 | Position in Parent Package | MAY | [0..1] | NA Numeric Array | ||||
| 5 | 02354 | Package Type | SHALL | [1..1] | PackageType (CD) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | |||
| 6 | 02355 | Package Condition | MAY | [0..*] | repr: ContainerCondition (CD) hl7VS-containerCondition (VS) containerCondition (CS) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | |||
| 7 | 02356 | Package Handling Code | MAY | [0..*] | repr: SpecialHandlingCode (CD) hl7VS-specialHandlingConsiderations (VS) specialHandling (CS) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | |||
| 8 | 02357 | Package Risk Code | MAY | [0..*] | RiskCodes (CD) hl7VS-riskCodes (VS) risks (CS) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | |||
| 9 | 00816 | Action Code | MAY | [0..1] | [2..2] | univ: SegmentActionCode (CD) hl7VS-segmentActionCode (VS) segmentAction (CS) | ID Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables | ||
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| Seq# | Data Element | Description | Flags | Implement | Cardinality | Length | C.LEN | Vocabulary | Data Type | Implement | Vocabulary | |
| PAC | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 02350 | Set Id - PAC | SHOULD | [1..1] | [1..4] | SI Sequence ID | SHALL | ||||
| 2 | 02351 | Package ID | C Condition defined for this element | MAY | [0..1] | EI Entity Identifier | MAY | ||||
| 3 | 02352 | Parent Package ID | MAY | [0..1] | EI Entity Identifier | MAY | |||||
| 4 | 02353 | Position in Parent Package | MAY | [0..1] | NA Numeric Array | MAY | |||||
| 5 | 02354 | Package Type | SHOULD | [1..1] | PackageType (CD) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | SHALL | ||||
| 6 | 02355 | Package Condition | MAY | [0..*] | repr: ContainerCondition (CD) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | MAY | hl7VS-containerCondition (VS) containerCondition (CS) | |||
| 7 | 02356 | Package Handling Code | MAY | [0..*] | repr: SpecialHandlingCode (CD) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | MAY | hl7VS-specialHandlingConsiderations (VS) specialHandling (CS) | |||
| 8 | 02357 | Package Risk Code | MAY | [0..*] | RiskCodes (CD) | CWE Coded with Exceptions | MAY | hl7VS-riskCodes (VS) risks (CS) | |||
| 9 | 00816 | Action Code | MAY | [0..1] | [2..2] | univ: SegmentActionCode (CD) hl7VS-segmentActionCode (VS) segmentAction (CS) | ID Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables | MAY | |||
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| Seq# | Data Element | Description | Flags | Optionality | Repetition | Length | C.LEN | Table | Data Type | Optionality | Table | |
| PAC |
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1 | 02350 | Set Id - PAC | O | [1..4] | SI Sequence ID |
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2 | 02351 | Package ID | C Condition defined for this element |
O | EI Entity Identifier |
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3 | 02352 | Parent Package ID | O | EI Entity Identifier |
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4 | 02353 | Position in Parent Package | O | NA Numeric Array |
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5 | 02354 | Package Type | O | (0908) | CWE Coded with Exceptions |
R | |||||
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6 | 02355 | Package Condition | O | Y | CWE Coded with Exceptions |
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7 | 02356 | Package Handling Code | O | Y | CWE Coded with Exceptions |
(0376) | |||||
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8 | 02357 | Package Risk Code | O | Y | CWE Coded with Exceptions |
(0489) | |||||
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9 | 00816 | Action Code | O | [2..2] | ID Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables |
(0206) | |||||
| Seq# | Data Element | Description | Optionality | Repetition | Length | C.LEN | Table | Data Type | |
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1 | 02350 | Set Id - PAC | R | [1..4] | SI Sequence ID |
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2 | 02351 | Package ID | C | EI Entity Identifier |
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3 | 02352 | Parent Package ID | O | EI Entity Identifier |
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4 | 02353 | Position in Parent Package | O | NA Numeric Array |
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5 | 02354 | Package Type | R | (0908) | CWE Coded with Exceptions |
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6 | 02355 | Package Condition | O | Y | (0544) | CWE Coded with Exceptions |
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7 | 02356 | Package Handling Code | O | Y | (0376) | CWE Coded with Exceptions |
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8 | 02357 | Package Risk Code | O | Y | (0489) | CWE Coded with Exceptions |
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9 | 00816 | Action Code | O | [2..2] | (0206) | ID Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables |
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Definition: This field contains the sequence number. This field is used to identify PAC segment instances in message structures where the PAC segment repeats
Definition: The Package ID uniquely identifies this package from all other packages within its shipment.
Condition: If SHP-8 Number of Packages in Shipment is greater then 1, then Package ID must be valued.
Definition: The parent package id identifies the package which contains this package. This is used to link a nested set of packages. For instance a shipping container may itself contain several smaller packages. These contained packages would identify the shipping container as their parent package. Multiple layers of nested packaging can be documented in this fashion.
Definition: The position in parent package field is used when it is important to communicate specifically where in the parent package this package resides. Each position is identified with a position number. The NA (numeric array) data type is used to allow, if necessary, to transfer multiple axis information, e.g., 2-dimensional tray (X^Y).
Definition: The package type field identifies the type of container. See User-defined Table 0908 - Package Type for values.
Definition: The package condition field describes the condition of the package at the time of the message. Refer to HL7 Table 0544 - Container Condition for suggested values.
Definition: This describes how the package needs to be handled during transport. Refer to User-defined Table 0376 - Special Handling Code for suggested values.
Definition: This field contains any known or suspected hazards associated with this package, e.g., exceptionally infectious agent or blood from a hepatitis patient. Refer to User-defined Table 0489 - Risk Codes for suggested values.
Definition: This field reveals the intent of the message. Refer to HL7 Table 0206 - Segment Action Code for valid values.
The action code can only be used when PAC-2 is valued in accordance with the guidance in Chapter 2, Section 2.10.4.2.
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