| Code | Display | Definition | version introduced | usage | Deutsch (German, de) |
| ACSN |
Accession ID |
Accession ID |
2.7 |
Accession Identifier |
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| AM |
American Express |
American Express |
2.3 |
Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. |
American Express |
| AMA |
American Medical Association Number |
American Medical Association Number |
2.6 |
A physician identifier assigned by the AMA. |
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| AN |
Account number |
Account number |
2.3 |
An identifier that is unique to an account. |
Kontonummer |
| ANC |
Account number Creditor |
Account number Creditor |
2.5 |
Class: Financial<p>A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor.<p>Kreditorenkontonummer |
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| AND |
Account number debitor |
Account number debitor |
2.5 |
Class: Financial<p>A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor.<p>Debitorenkontonummer |
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| ANON |
Anonymous identifier |
Anonymous identifier |
2.5 |
An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed<p>Justification: For public health reporting purposes, anonymous identifiers are occasionally used for protecting patient identity in reporting certain results. For instance |
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| ANT |
Temporary Account Number |
Temporary Account Number |
2.5 |
Class: Financial<p>Temporary version of an Account Number.<p>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 |
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| APRN |
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number |
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction of a certifying board |
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| ASID |
Ancestor Specimen ID |
Ancestor Specimen ID |
2.7 |
A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen. All child, grandchild, etc. specimens of the ancestor specimen share the same Ancestor Specimen ID. |
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| BA |
Bank Account Number |
Bank Account Number |
2.4 |
Class: Financial |
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| BC |
Bank Card Number |
Bank Card Number |
2.5 |
Class: Financial<p>An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card. Replaces AM, DI, DS, MS, and VS beginning in v 2.5. |
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| BCT |
Birth Certificate |
Birth Certificate |
2.6 |
A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth. |
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| BR |
Birth registry number |
Birth registry number |
2.3 |
An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record of a person's birth. |
Geburtsregisternummer |
| BRN |
Breed Registry Number |
Breed Registry Number |
2.4 |
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| BSNR |
Primary physician office number |
Primary physician office number |
2.7 |
Betriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. |
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| CC |
Cost Center number |
Cost Center number |
2.5 |
Class: Financial<p>Use Case: needed especially for transmitting information about invoices. |
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| CONM |
Change of Name Document |
Change of Name Document |
2.6 |
A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name. |
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| CY |
County number |
County number |
2.5 |
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| CZ |
Citizenship Card |
Citizenship Card |
2.6 |
A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship. |
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| DDS |
Dentist license number |
Dentist license number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board |
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| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration registration number |
Drug Enforcement Administration registration number |
2.5 |
An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions.<p>Use case: This is a registration number that identifies an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transacti |
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| DFN |
Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number |
Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number |
2.5 |
An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders<p>Use Case: A nurse practitioner has authorization to furnish or prescribe pharmaceutical substances; this identifier is in component 1. |
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| DI |
Diner's Club card |
Diner's Club card |
2.3 |
Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. |
Diners Club |
| DL |
Driver's license number |
Driver's license number |
2.3 |
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Führerscheinnummer |
| DN |
Doctor number |
Doctor number |
2.3 |
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Arztnummer |
| DO |
Osteopathic License number |
Osteopathic License number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. |
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| DP |
Diplomatic Passport |
Diplomatic Passport |
2.6 |
A number assigned to a diplomatic passport. |
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| DPM |
Podiatrist license number |
Podiatrist license number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. |
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| DR |
Donor Registration Number |
Donor Registration Number |
2.4 |
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| DS |
Discover Card |
Discover Card |
2.3 |
Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. |
Discover Card |
| EI |
Employee number |
Employee number |
2.3 |
A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer. |
Arbeitnehmernummer |
| EN |
Employer number |
Employer number |
2.3 |
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Arbeitgebernummer |
| ESN |
Staff Enterprise Number |
Staff Enterprise Number |
2.6 |
An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). |
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| FI |
Facility ID |
Facility ID |
2.3.1 |
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| GI |
Guarantor internal identifier |
Guarantor internal identifier |
2.3 |
Class: Financial |
interne ID des Zahlungspflichtigen |
| GL |
General ledger number |
General ledger number |
2.5 |
Class: Financial |
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| GN |
Guarantor external identifier |
Guarantor external identifier |
2.3 |
Class: Financial |
externe ID des Zahlungspflichtigen |
| HC |
Health Card Number |
Health Card Number |
2.4 |
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| IND |
Indigenous/Aboriginal |
Indigenous/Aboriginal |
2.5 |
A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada. |
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| JHN |
Jurisdictional health number (Canada) |
Jurisdictional health number (Canada) |
2.4 |
Class: Insurance<p>2 uses: a) UK jurisdictional CHI number; b) Canadian provincial health card number: |
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| LACSN |
Laboratory Accession ID |
Laboratory Accession ID |
2.7 |
A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain. 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 |
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| LANR |
Lifelong physician number |
Lifelong physician number |
2.7 |
Lebenslange Arztnummer - for use in German realm. |
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| LI |
Labor and industries number |
Labor and industries number |
2.5 |
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| LN |
License number |
License number |
2.3.1 |
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| LR |
Local Registry ID |
Local Registry ID |
2.3.1 |
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| MA |
Patient Medicaid number |
Patient Medicaid number |
2.3 |
Class: Insurance |
Armennummer |
| MB |
Member Number |
Member Number |
2.5 |
An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier.<p>Use Case: Person is covered by an insurance policy. This person may or may not be the subscriber of the policy. |
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| MC |
Patient's Medicare number |
Patient's Medicare number |
2.3 |
Class: Insurance |
Rentnernummer |
| MCD |
Practitioner Medicaid number |
Practitioner Medicaid number |
2.5 |
Class: Insurance |
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| MCN |
Microchip Number |
Microchip Number |
2.4 |
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| MCR |
Practitioner Medicare number |
Practitioner Medicare number |
2.5 |
Class: Insurance |
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| MCT |
Marriage Certificate |
Marriage Certificate |
2.6 |
A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage. |
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| MD |
Medical License number |
Medical License number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board.<p>Use Case: These license numbers are sometimes used as identifiers. In some states, the same authority issues all three identifiers, e.g., medical, osteopathic |
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| MI |
Military ID number |
Military ID number |
2.5 |
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). |
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| MR |
Medical record number |
Medical record number |
2.3 |
An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily unique within an application. |
Krankenaktennummer |
| MRT |
Temporary Medical Record Number |
Temporary Medical Record Number |
2.5 |
Temporary version of a Medical Record Number<p>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 |
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| MS |
MasterCard |
MasterCard |
2.3 |
Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. |
MasterCard |
| NBSNR |
Secondary physician office number |
Secondary physician office number |
2.7 |
Nebenbetriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. |
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| NCT |
Naturalization Certificate |
Naturalization Certificate |
2.6 |
A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in a particular country. |
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| 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. |
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| NH |
National Health Plan Identifier |
National Health Plan Identifier |
2.3.1 |
Class: Insurance<p>Used for the UK NHS national identifier.<p>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. |
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| NI |
National unique individual identifier |
National unique individual identifier |
2.3.1 |
Class: Insurance<p>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. |
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| NII |
National Insurance Organization Identifier |
National Insurance Organization Identifier |
2.5 |
Class: Insurance<p>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 |
Institutskennzeichen der Krankenkasse |
| NIIP |
National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor) |
National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor) |
2.5 |
Class: Insurance<p>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. |
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 |
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| NP |
Nurse practitioner number |
Nurse practitioner number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying board. |
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| NPI |
National provider identifier |
National provider identifier |
2.3.1 |
Class: Insurance<p>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. |
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| OD |
Optometrist license number |
Optometrist license number |
2.5 |
A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. |
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| PA |
Physician Assistant number |
Physician Assistant number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing board |
Assistenzarztnummer |
| PC |
Parole Card |
Parole Card |
2.6 |
A number identifying a person on parole. |
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| PCN |
Penitentiary/correctional institution Number |
Penitentiary/correctional institution Number |
2.5 |
A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated. |
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| PE |
Living Subject Enterprise Number |
Living Subject Enterprise Number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). |
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| PEN |
Pension Number |
Pension Number |
2.4 |
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| PI |
Patient internal identifier |
Patient internal identifier |
2.3 |
A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority. |
interne Patienten-ID |
| PN |
Person number |
Person number |
2.3.1 |
A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority. |
Personen-ID |
| PNT |
Temporary Living Subject Number |
Temporary Living Subject Number |
2.5 |
Temporary version of a Lining Subject Number. |
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| PPIN |
Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number |
Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number |
2.6 |
Class: Insurance |
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| PPN |
Passport number |
Passport number |
2.5 |
A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country. In the US this number is issued only by the State Department. |
Passnummer |
| PRC |
Permanent Resident Card Number |
Permanent Resident Card Number |
2.5 |
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| PRN |
Provider number |
Provider number |
2.3.1 |
A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority.<p>Use case: This allows PRN to represent either an individual (a nurse) or a group/organization (orthopedic surgery team). |
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| PT |
Patient external identifier |
Patient external identifier |
2.3 |
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externe Patienten-ID |
| QA |
QA number |
QA number |
2.5 |
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| RI |
Resource identifier |
Resource identifier |
2.5 |
A generalized resource identifier.<p>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.,.. |
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| RN |
Registered Nurse Number |
Registered Nurse Number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. |
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| RPH |
Pharmacist license number |
Pharmacist license number |
2.5 |
An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. |
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| RR |
Railroad Retirement number |
Railroad Retirement number |
2.3 |
An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration. Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number |
Seniorenkartennummer |
| RRI |
Regional registry ID |
Regional registry ID |
2.3.1 |
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| RRP |
Railroad Retirement Provider |
Railroad Retirement Provider |
2.6 |
Class: Insurance |
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| SID |
Specimen ID |
Specimen ID |
2.7 |
Identifier for a specimen. Used when it is not known if the specimen ID is a unique specimen ID (USID) or an ancestor ID (ASID). |
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| SL |
State license |
State license |
2.3.1 |
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| SN |
Subscriber Number |
Subscriber Number |
2.5 |
Class: Insurance<p>An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier.<p>Use Case: A person is the subscriber of an insurance policy. The person's family may be plan members, but are n |
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| SP |
Study Permit |
Study Permit |
2.6 |
A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction for the purpose of education. |
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| SR |
State registry ID |
State registry ID |
2.3.1 |
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| SS |
Social Security number |
Social Security number |
2.3 |
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Sozialversicherungsnummer |
| TAX |
Tax ID number |
Tax ID number |
2.5 |
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Steueridentifikationsnummer |
| TN |
Treaty Number/ (Canada) |
Treaty Number/ (Canada) |
2.5 |
A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada.<p>Use Case: First Nation. |
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| TPR |
Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada) |
Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada) |
2.6 |
A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident status. |
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| U |
Unspecified identifier |
Unspecified identifier |
2.3.1 |
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| UPIN |
Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers |
Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers |
2.3.1 |
Class: Insurance<p>An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program. A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program. |
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| USID |
Unique Specimen ID |
Unique Specimen ID |
2.7 |
A unique identifier for a specimen. |
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| VN |
Visit number |
Visit number |
2.3 |
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Fallnummer |
| VP |
Visitor Permit |
Visitor Permit |
2.6 |
A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction or country. |
Besucherkennung |
| VS |
VISA |
VISA |
2.3 |
Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. |
VISA |
| WC |
WIC identifier |
WIC identifier |
2.3.1 |
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| WCN |
Workers' Comp Number |
Workers' Comp Number |
2.4 |
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| WP |
Work Permit |
Work Permit |
2.6 |
A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a country for a specified time period. |
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| XX |
Organization identifier |
Organization identifier |
2.3 |
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Organisations-ID |
