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CodeSystem: Identifier Type (2.9.1 - 1.9.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/IdentifierTypeV190 Version: 1.9.0
Active as of 2025-03-06 Computable Name: IdentifierTypeV190
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HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying type of identifier. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging data types CX, PLN, PPN, XCN and XON.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem IdentifierTypeV190

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
version introduced versionIntroduced http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced string version when was this code introduced
versionDeprecated versionDeprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated string version when was this code deprecated
status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code current status of this code
comment comment http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#comment string further comment on this code
usage usage http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage string usage notes for this code
modified modified http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified dateTime date of last modification
class class http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#class code class

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/IdentifierTypeV190 defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversion introducedstatuscommentmodifiedclassDeutsch (German, de)
AC Accreditation/Certification Identifier Identifier that has been assigned by an accreditation or certification organization in specific fields, indicating a recognized skill 2.9 In Ask at Order Entry (AOE) questions this can be used to identify the ID with the assigning authority. For instance, a credentialed sonographer whose identifier assigned by the credentialing body has been entered can be properly labeled. 2022-08-25
ACSN Accession ID Accession Identifier 2.7 2015-07-13
AIN Animal Identification Number (US Official) A numbering system for the official identification of individual animals in the United States that provides a nationally unique identification number for each animal. The first two numbers on a tag are the numbers assigned to a specific State. 2.9 AIN is the official acronym used by USDA 2022-08-25
AM American Express American Express 2.3 Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. 2015-07-13 American Express
AMA American Medical Association Number A physician identifier assigned by the AMA. 2.6 2015-07-13
AN Account number Account An identifier that is unique to an account. 2.3 2015-07-13 Kontonummer
ANC Account number Creditor A more precise definition of an account number 2.5 Class: Financial<p>Sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor.<p>Kreditorenkontonummer 2015-07-13 Financial
AND Account number debitor A more precise definition of an account number 2.5 Class: Financial<p>Sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor.<p>Debitorenkontonummer 2015-07-13 Financial
ANON Anonymous identifier An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed 2.5 Justification: For public health reporting purposes, anonymous identifiers are occasionally used for protecting patient identity in reporting certain results. For instance, a state health department may choose to use a scheme for generating an anonymous identifier for reporting a patient that has had a positive human immunodeficiency virus antibody test. Anonymous identifiers can be used in PID 3 by replacing the medical record number or other non-anonymous identifier. The assigning authority for an anonymous identifier would be the state/local health department. 2015-07-13
ANT Temporary Account Number Temporary version of an Account Number 2.5 Class: Financial Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign account numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary account number that will only be used until an official account number is assigned. 2015-07-13 Financial
APRN Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction of a certifying board 2.5 2015-07-13
ASID Ancestor Specimen ID A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen. 2.7 All child, grandchild, etc. specimens of the ancestor specimen share the same Ancestor Specimen ID. 2015-07-13
BA Bank Account Number Bank Account Number 2.4 Class: Financial 2015-07-13 Financial
BC Bank Card Number An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card 2.5 Class: Financial<p>Replaces AM, DI, DS, MS, and VS beginning in v 2.5. 2015-07-13 Financial
BCFN Birth Certificate File Number The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the birth certificate. 2.9 2022-08-25
BCT Birth Certificate A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth 2.6 2015-07-13
BR Birth registry number An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record of a person's birth. 2.3 2015-07-13 Geburtsregisternummer
BRN Breed Registry Number Breed Registry Number 2.4 2015-07-13
BSNR Primary physician office number Primary physician office number 2.7 Betriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. 2015-07-13
CAAI Consumer Application Account Identifier An identifier for the consumer (e.g., patient, caregiver) for an application such as a portal or App. 2.9 This may be the same as a username, but frequently is different. 2022-08-25
CC Cost Center number Cost Center number 2.5 Class: Financial<p>Use Case: needed especially for transmitting information about invoices. 2015-07-13 Financial
CONM Change of Name Document A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name. 2.6 2015-07-13
CY County number County number 2.5 2015-07-13
CZ Citizenship Card A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship. 2.6 2015-07-13
DC Death Certificate ID The identifier assigned to a death certificate, and printed on the death certificate when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office 2.9 2016-03-16
DCFN Death Certificate File Number The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the death certificate. 2.9 2016-03-16
DDS Dentist license number An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board 2.5 2015-07-13
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration registration number An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions. 2.5 Use case: This is a registration number that identifies an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions. A DEA number has a very precise and widely accepted meaning within the United States. Surprisingly, the US Drug Enforcement Administration does not solely assign DEA numbers in the United States. Hospitals have the authority to issue DEA numbers to their medical residents. These DEA numbers are based upon the hospital’s DEA number, but the authority rests with the hospital on the assignment to the residents. Thus, DEA as an Identifier Type is necessary in addition to DEA as an Assigning Authority. 2015-07-13
DFN Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders 2.5 Use Case: A nurse practitioner has authorization to furnish or prescribe pharmaceutical substances; this identifier is in component 1. 2015-07-13
DI Diner's Club card Diner's Club card 2.3 Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. 2015-07-13 Diners Club
DL Driver's license number Driver's license number 2.3 2015-07-13 Führerscheinnummer
DN Doctor number Doctor number 2.3 2015-07-13 Arztnummer
DO Osteopathic License number An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. 2.5 2015-07-13
DP Diplomatic Passport A number assigned to a diplomatic passport. 2.6 2015-07-13
DPM Podiatrist license number An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. 2.5 2015-07-13
DR Donor Registration Number Donor Registration Number 2.4 2015-07-13
DS Discover Card Discover Card 2.3 Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. 2015-07-13 Discover Card
DSG Diagnostic Study Group Unique Identifier that groups several orders that are to be performed together. 2.9 Example: Radiology studies 2022-08-25
EI Employee number A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer. 2.3 2015-07-13 Arbeitnehmernummer
EN Employer number Employer number 2.3 2015-07-13 Arbeitgebernummer
ESN Staff Enterprise Number An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). 2.6 2015-07-13
FDR Fetal Death Report ID The identifier assigned to a fetal death report, and printed on the fetal death report when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office 2.9 2022-08-25
FDRFN Fetal Death Report File Number The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the fetal death report certificate. 2.9 2022-08-25
FGN Filler Group Number Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the filler application. 2.9 This is analogous to the Placer Group Number ORC-4, except that it is assigned by the filler. 2022-08-25
FI Facility ID Facility ID 2.3.1 2015-07-13
FILL Filler Identifier An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person, or service, that produces the observations or fulfills the request. 2.9 2016-03-16
GI Guarantor internal identifier Guarantor internal identifier 2.3 Class: Financial 2015-07-13 Financial interne ID des Zahlungspflichtigen
GIN Animal Group Identifier (US Official) Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe a specific group of animals. 2.9 GIN is the official acronym used by USDA 2022-08-25
GKV insured's ID with public insurance new Class: Insurance 2022-08-25 Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung
GL General ledger number General ledger number 2.5 Class: Financial 2015-07-13 Financial
GN Guarantor external identifier Guarantor external identifier 2.3 Class: Financial 2015-07-13 Financial externe ID des Zahlungspflichtigen
HC Health Card Number Health Card Number 2.4 2015-07-13
IND Indigenous/Aboriginal A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada. 2.5 2015-07-13
JHN Jurisdictional health number Jurisdictional health number 2.4 Class: Insurance<p>2 uses: a) UK jurisdictional CHI number; b) Canadian provincial health card number: 2015-07-13 Insurance
KZVA dentist office number new Class: Insurance 2022-08-25 KZVAbrechnungsnummer
LACSN Laboratory Accession ID A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain. 2.7 The concept of accession is used in other domains such as radiology, so the LACSN is used to distinguish a lab accession id from an radiology accession id 2015-07-13
LANR Lifelong physician number Lifelong physician number 2.7 Lebenslange Arztnummer - for use in German realm. 2015-07-13
LI Labor and industries number Labor and industries number 2.5 2015-07-13
LN License number License number 2.3.1 2015-07-13
LR Local Registry ID Local Registry ID 2.3.1 2015-07-13
MA Patient Medicaid number Patient Medicaid number 2.3 Class: Insurance 2015-07-13 Insurance Armennummer
MB Member Number An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier. 2.5 Use Case: Person is covered by an insurance policy. This person may or may not be the subscriber of the policy. 2015-07-13
MC Patient's Medicare number Patient's Medicare number 2.3 Class: Insurance 2015-07-13 Insurance Rentnernummer
MCD Practitioner Medicaid number Practitioner Medicaid number 2.5 Class: Insurance 2015-07-13 Insurance
MCN Microchip Number Microchip Number 2.4 2015-07-13
MCR Practitioner Medicare number Practitioner Medicare number 2.5 Class: Insurance 2015-07-13 Insurance
MCT Marriage Certificate A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage. 2.6 2015-07-13
MD Medical License number An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. 2.5 Use Case: These license numbers are sometimes used as identifiers. In some states, the same authority issues all three identifiers, e.g., medical, osteopathic, and physician assistant licenses all issued by one state medical board. For this case, the CX data type requires distinct identifier types to accurately interpret component 1. Additionally, the distinction among these license types is critical in most health care settings (this is not to convey full licensing information, which requires a segment to support all related attributes). 2015-07-13
MI Military ID number A number assigned to an individual who has had military duty, but is not currently on active duty. The number is assigned by the DOD or Veterans' Affairs (VA). 2.5 2015-07-13
MR Medical record number An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily unique within an application. 2.3 2015-07-13 Krankenaktennummer
MRT Temporary Medical Record Number Temporary version of a Medical Record Number 2.5 Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign medical record numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary medical record number that will only be used until an official medical record number is assigned. 2015-07-13
MS MasterCard MasterCard 2.3 Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. 2015-07-13 MasterCard
NBSNR Secondary physician office number Secondary physician office number 2.7 Nebenbetriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. 2015-07-13
NCT Naturalization Certificate A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in a particular country. 2.6 2015-07-13
NE National employer identifier National employer identifier 2.3.1 In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. 2015-07-13
NH National Health Plan Identifier National Health Plan Identifier 2.3.1 Class: Insurance Used for the UK NHS national identifier. 2015-07-13 Insurance
NI National unique individual identifier National unique individual identifier 2.3.1 Class: Insurance In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. 2015-07-13 Insurance
NII National Insurance Organization Identifier National Insurance Organization Identifier 2.5 Class: Insurance In Germany a national identifier for an insurance company. It is printed on the insurance card (health card). It is not to be confused with the health card number itself.<p>Krankenkassen-ID der KV-Karte 2015-07-13 Insurance Institutskennzeichen der Krankenkasse
NIIH National Insurance Headquarters Organization Identifier National Insurance Headquarters Organization Identifier Class: Insurance In Germany a national identifier for an insurance company. It is printed on the insurance card (health card). It is not to be confused with the health card number itself.<p>Krankenkassen-ID der KV-Karte 2024-06-14 Institutskennzeichen des Krankenkassensitzes
NIIP National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor) National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor) 2.5 Class: Insurance In Germany the insurance identifier addressed as the payor.<p>Krankenkassen-ID des Rechnungsempfängers<p>Use case: a subdivision issues the card with their identifier, but the main division is going to pay the invoices. 2015-07-13 Insurance Vertragskassennummer (VKNR)
NNxxx National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code 2.3.1 inactive 2022-08-25
NP Nurse practitioner number An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying board. 2.5 2015-07-13
NPI National provider identifier National provider identifier 2.3.1 Class: Insurance In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. 2015-07-13 Insurance
OBI Observation Instance Identifier Unique and persistent identifier for an observation instance 2.9 For example in the IHE-LCC Profile this is used to identify the OBX-21 of the result for which a clarification is requested using an OML^O59_OML_O59 message structure 2022-08-25
OD Optometrist license number A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. 2.5 2015-07-13
PA Physician Assistant number An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing board 2.5 2015-07-13 Assistenzarztnummer
PC Parole Card A number identifying a person on parole. 2.6 2015-07-13
PCN Penitentiary/correctional institution Number A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated. 2.5 2015-07-13
PE Living Subject Enterprise Number An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). 2.5 2015-07-13
PEN Pension Number Pension Number 2.4 2015-07-13
PGN Placer Group Number Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the placer application. 2.9 This is analogous to the Placer Group Number ORC-4. 2022-08-25
PHC Public Health Case Identifier Identifier assigned to a person during a case investigation as part of a public health event 2.9 For example every person affected by the Norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship will be assigned a case ID for investigation and follow up 2022-08-25
PHE Public Health Event Identifier Identifier assigned to an event of interest to public health 2.9 For example an outbreak of Norovirus on a cruise ship – this is assigned by a public health jurisdiction at the local, state or federal level 2022-08-25
PHO Public Health Official ID An identifier for a person working at a public health agency (PHA), assigned or issued by the agency 2.9 May need to identify contact in a PHA that approved a test request or is in charge of an investigation. 2022-08-25
PI Patient internal identifier A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority. 2.3 2015-07-13 interne Patienten-ID
PIN Premises Identifier Number (US Official) Identifier that uniquely identifies a geographic location in the US. 2.9 The owner of the premises, or a person designated by the owner of the premises, can register his/her location. A premises identification number, or PIN, is then permanently assigned to that location associating it with the mailing address. If there is no mailing address at the property, geographic coordinates—latitude and longitude—can be used instead to describe the location. A premises identification number (PIN) is a unique, 7-digit code that includes both letters and numbers. Example: A123R69 2022-08-25
PKV insured's ID with private insurance new Class: Insurance 2022-08-25 Private Krankenversicherung
PLAC Placer Identifier An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person or service making the request. 2.9 2016-03-16
PN Person number A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority. 2.3.1 2015-07-13 Personen-ID
PNT Temporary Living Subject Number Temporary version of a Living Subject Number. 2.5 2015-07-13
PPIN Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number 2.6 Class: Insurance 2015-07-13
PPN Passport number A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country. 2.5 In the US this number is issued only by the State Department. 2015-07-13 Passnummer
PRC Permanent Resident Card Number Permanent Resident Card Number 2.5 2015-07-13
PRN Provider number A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority. 2.3.1 Use case: This allows PRN to represent either an individual (a nurse) or a group/organization (orthopedic surgery team). 2015-07-13
PT Patient external identifier Patient external identifier 2.3 2015-07-13 externe Patienten-ID
QA QA number QA number 2.5 2015-07-13
RI Resource identifier A generalized resource identifier. 2.5 Use Case: An identifier type is needed to accommodate what are commonly known as resources. The resources can include human (e.g. a respiratory therapist), non-human (e.g., a companion animal), inanimate object (e.g., an exam room), organization (e.g., diabetic education class) or any other physical or logical entity. 2015-07-13
RN Registered Nurse Number An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. 2.5 2015-07-13
RPH Pharmacist license number An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. 2.5 2015-07-13
RR Railroad Retirement number An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration. Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number 2.3 2015-07-13 Seniorenkartennummer
RRI Regional registry ID Regional registry ID 2.3.1 2015-07-13
RRP Railroad Retirement Provider Railroad Retirement Provider 2.6 Class: Insurance 2015-07-13
SAMN SAMN# accession Number The accession number for the BioSample data repository at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) 2.9 This accession is a permanent record locator for the BioSample record which contains metadata about the biological sample. 2022-08-25
SB Social Beneficiary Identifier An identifier issued by a governmental organization to a person to identify the person should they apply for or receive social services and/or benefits 2.9 2016-03-16
SID Specimen ID Identifier for a specimen. 2.7 Used when it is not known if the specimen ID is a unique specimen ID (USID) or an ancestor ID (ASID). 2015-07-13
SL State license State license 2.3.1 2015-07-13
SN Subscriber Number An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier. 2.5 Class: Insurance Use Case: A person is the subscriber of an insurance policy. The person’s family may be plan members, but are not the subscriber. 2015-07-13 Insurance
SNBSN State assigned NDBS card Identifier The identifier on a Newborn Screening Dried Bloodspot (NDBS) card that is assigned by the state which provided the sample collection cards and to whom this information must be reported 2.9 For use either with OBX-5 as CX datatype, where OBX-3 uses LOINC 57716-3^State printed on filter paper card [Identifier] in NBS card^LN, or in SPM-31 2022-08-25
SNO Serial Number An identifier affixed to an item by the manufacturer when it is first made, where each item has a different identifier. 2.9 2016-03-16
SP Study Permit A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction for the purpose of education. 2.6 2015-07-13
SR State registry ID State registry ID 2.3.1 2015-07-13
SRX SRA Accession number The accession number generated by the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) when sequence data are uploaded to NCBI. 2.9 This provides both the sequence data and metadata on how the sample was sequenced. – This accession is a permanent record locator for the submitted un-assembled sequence data. 2022-08-25
SS Social Security number Social Security number 2.3 2015-07-13 Sozialversicherungsnummer
STN Shipment Tracking Number Identifier assigned to a package being shipped 2.9 For example the Fed Ex / UPS / DHS / USPS tracking number 2022-08-25
TAX Tax ID number Tax ID number 2.5 2015-07-13 Steueridentifikationsnummer
TN Treaty Number/ (Canada) A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada. 2.5 Use Case: First Nation. 2015-07-13
TPR Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada) A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident status. 2.6 2015-07-13
TRL Training License Number The license number used during training. 2.9 2022-08-25
U Unspecified identifier Unspecified identifier 2.3.1 2015-07-13
UDI Universal Device Identifier An identifier assigned to a device using the Unique Device Identification framework as defined by IMDRF (http://imdrf.org). 2.9 2016-03-16
UPIN Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program. A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program. 2.3.1 Class: Insurance 2015-07-13 Insurance
USID Unique Specimen ID A unique identifier for a specimen. 2.7 2015-07-13
VN Visit number Visit number 2.3 2015-07-13 Fallnummer
VP Visitor Permit A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction or country. 2.6 2015-07-13 Besucherkennung
VS VISA VISA 2.3 Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. 2015-07-13 VISA
WC WIC identifier WIC identifier 2.3.1 2015-07-13
WCN Workers' Comp Number Workers' Comp Number 2.4 2015-07-13
WP Work Permit A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a country for a specified time period. 2.6 2015-07-13
XV Health Plan Identifier National unique health plan identifier required by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the US Realm. 2.9 Also referred to as HPID (Health Plan Identifier). 2022-08-25
XX Organization identifier Organization identifier 2.3 2015-07-13 Organisations-ID
ZANR dentist identifier new Class: Insurance 2022-08-25 Zahnarztnummer