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X12 844 Product Transfer Account Adjustment

X12 Release 4010

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Product Transfer Account Adjustment Transaction Set (844) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to transmit specific data in the form of a debit, credit, or request for credit relating to pre-authorized product transfer actions.

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Overview
ISA
-
Interchange Control Header
Max use 1
Required
GS
-
Functional Group Header
Max use 1
Required
heading
ST
010
Transaction Set Header
Max use 1
Required
BAA
020
Beginning Segment for Product Transfer Account Adjustment
Max use 1
Required
Distributor Branch
detail
CON Loop
GE
-
Functional Group Trailer
Max use 1
Required
IEA
-
Interchange Control Trailer
Max use 1
Required
ISA

Interchange Control Header

RequiredMax use 1

To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

Example
ISA-01
I01
Authorization Information Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the type of information in the Authorization Information

00
No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
ISA-02
I02
Authorization Information
Required
String (AN)
Min 10Max 10

Information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Authorization Information Qualifier (I01)

ISA-03
I03
Security Information Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the type of information in the Security Information

00
No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
ISA-04
I04
Security Information
Required
String (AN)
Min 10Max 10

This is used for identifying the security information about the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Security Information Qualifier (I03)

ISA-05
I05
Interchange ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 2Max 2

Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes
ISA-06
I06
Interchange Sender ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 15Max 15

Identification code published by the sender for other parties to use as the receiver ID to route data to them; the sender always codes this value in the sender ID element

ISA-07
I05
Interchange ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 2Max 2

Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes
ISA-08
I07
Interchange Receiver ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 15Max 15

Identification code published by the receiver of the data; When sending, it is used by the sender as their sending ID, thus other parties sending to them will use this as a receiving ID to route data to them

ISA-09
I08
Interchange Date
Required
Date (DT)
YYMMDD format

Date of the interchange

ISA-10
I09
Interchange Time
Required
Time (TM)
HHMM format

Time of the interchange

ISA-11
I10
Interchange Control Standards Identifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the agency responsible for the control standard used by the message that is enclosed by the interchange header and trailer

U
U.S. EDI Community of ASC X12, TDCC, and UCS
ISA-12
I11
Interchange Control Version Number
Required
Identifier (ID)

This version number covers the interchange control segments

00401
Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997
ISA-13
I12
Interchange Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 9Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

ISA-14
I13
Acknowledgment Requested
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 1

Code sent by the sender to request an interchange acknowledgment (TA1)

0
No Acknowledgment Requested
1
Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
ISA-15
I14
Usage Indicator
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 1

Code to indicate whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information

I
Information
P
Production Data
T
Test Data
ISA-16
I15
Component Element Separator
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 1

Type is not applicable; the component element separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate component data elements within a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator and the segment terminator

>
Component Element Separator

Functional Group Header

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information

Example
GS-01
479
Functional Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets

CF
Corporate Financial Adjustment Information (844 and 849)
GS-02
142
Application Sender's Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 15

Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners

GS-03
124
Application Receiver's Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 15

Code identifying party receiving transmission. Codes agreed to by trading partners

Required
Date (DT)
CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

Required
Time (TM)
HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)

GS-06
28
Group Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

GS-07
455
Responsible Agency Code
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 2

Code used in conjunction with Data Element 480 to identify the issuer of the standard

T
Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
X
Accredited Standards Committee X12
GS-08
480
Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code
Required
String (AN)

Code indicating the version, release, subrelease, and industry identifier of the EDI standard being used, including the GS and GE segments; if code in DE455 in GS segment is X, then in DE 480 positions 1-3 are the version number; positions 4-6 are the release and subrelease, level of the version; and positions 7-12 are the industry or trade association identifiers (optionally assigned by user); if code in DE455 in GS segment is T, then other formats are allowed

004010
Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997

Heading

ST
010
Heading > ST

Transaction Set Header

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

Example
ST-01
143
Transaction Set Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code uniquely identifying a Transaction Set

  • The transaction set identifier (ST01) used by the translation routines of the interchange partners to select the appropriate transaction set definition (e.g., 810 selects the Invoice Transaction Set).
844
Product Transfer Account Adjustment
ST-02
329
Transaction Set Control Number
Required
Numeric (N)
Min 4Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

BAA
020
Heading > BAA

Beginning Segment for Product Transfer Account Adjustment

RequiredMax use 1

To identify the beginning of a Product Transfer Account Adjustment Transaction Set and further define the type of product account adjustment transaction set and its reference number and date

Example
If either Reference Identification Qualifier (BAA-04) or Reference Identification (BAA-05) is present, then the other is required
BAA-01
353
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

00
Original
BAA-02
640
Transaction Type Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the type of transaction

RA
Request for Credit
Required
Date (DT)
CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

  • BAA03 is the account adjustment date.
Usage notes

This is the date the chargeback was generated by the computer.

BAA-04
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

AM
Adjustment Memo (Charge Back)
BAA-05
127
Reference Identification
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Usage notes

ABC Debit Memo Numbers are 11 Digits.
The leading two digits are the Company Code ( 61 for Mainland, and 33 for Puerto Rico), followed by a 2 digit fiscal year (2011 = 11) then the seven digit document number.
Example Mainland: 61 + 11 + 1234567
Example Puerto Rico: 33 + 11 + 1234567

N1 Distributor Branch
OptionalMax 1
Variants (all may be used)
Supplier/Manufacturer
N1
070
Heading > Distributor Branch > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

Example
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

DB
Distributor Branch
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

N1-03
66
Identification Code Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

11
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
N1-04
67
Identification Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

  • This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.
N1 Distributor Branch end
N1 Supplier/Manufacturer
OptionalMax 1
Variants (all may be used)
Distributor Branch
N1
070
Heading > Supplier/Manufacturer > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

Example
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

SU
Supplier/Manufacturer
N1-03
66
Identification Code Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

11
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
N1-04
67
Identification Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

  • This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.
N1 Supplier/Manufacturer end
Heading end

Detail

CON Loop
RequiredMax 10000
CON
010
Detail > CON Loop > CON

Contract Number Detail

RequiredMax use 1

To specify contract or reference number and status

Example
CON-01
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

VC
Vendor Contract Number
CON-02
127
Reference Identification
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

CON-03
846
Contract Status Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code designating the current status of the contract

VA
Valid Open Contract
N1 Loop
OptionalMax 50
N1
050
Detail > CON Loop > N1 Loop > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

Example
At least one of Name (N1-02) or Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) is required
If either Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) or Identification Code (N1-04) is present, then the other is required
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

ST
Ship To
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

N1-03
66
Identification Code Qualifier
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

11
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
UL
UCC/EAN Location Code

GLN (Global Location Number)

N1-04
67
Identification Code
Optional
String (AN)
Min 2Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

  • This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.
Usage notes

DEA or GLN Number.

N3
070
Detail > CON Loop > N1 Loop > N3

Address Information

OptionalMax use 2

To specify the location of the named party

Example
N3-01
166
Address Information
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 55

Address information

N4
080
Detail > CON Loop > N1 Loop > N4

Geographic Location

OptionalMax use 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

Example
N4-01
19
City Name
Optional
String (AN)
Min 2Max 30

Free-form text for city name

  • A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
N4-02
156
State or Province Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)
Min 2Max 2

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency

  • N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the U.S. or Canada.
N4-03
116
Postal Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)
Min 3Max 15

Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)

REF
090
Detail > CON Loop > N1 Loop > REF

Health Industry Number (HIN)

OptionalMax use 1

To specify identifying information

Example
REF-01
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

HI
Health Industry Number (HIN)
REF-02
127
Reference Identification
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

REF
090
Detail > CON Loop > N1 Loop > REF

Payer Identification Number

OptionalMax use 1

To specify identifying information

Example
Variants (all may be used)
REFHealth Industry Number (HIN)
REF-01
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

2U
Payer Identification Number
REF-02
127
Reference Identification
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

SII Loop
OptionalMax >1
SII
105
Detail > CON Loop > N1 Loop > SII Loop > SII

Sales Item Information

RequiredMax use 1

To specify line item information related to a sale of an item

Example
SII-01
235
Product/Service ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)

ND
National Drug Code (NDC)
NH
National Health Related Item Code
UP
U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
SII-02
234
Product/Service ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

Usage notes

NDC or UPC Number or the National Health Related Item Code

SII-03
380
Quantity
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

  • SII03 is the amount of the product identified in SII01 and SII02.
Usage notes

A positive value represents the quantity sold. In previous versions, quantity sold was indicated by a code 32 in the QTY01.
A negative value represents returns. In previous versions, returns were indicated by a code 76 in the QTY01.

SII-04
C001
Composite Unit of Measure
RequiredMax use 1
To identify a composite unit of measure (See Figures Appendix for examples of use)
C001-01
355
Unit or Basis for Measurement Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

EA
Each
SII-05
212
Unit Price
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Price per unit of product, service, commodity, etc.

  • SII05 is the wholesale acquisition price.
SII-06
212
Unit Price
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Price per unit of product, service, commodity, etc.

  • SII06 is the contract price.
SII-07
782
Monetary Amount
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Monetary amount

  • SII07 is the extended rebate amount.
Usage notes

Extended Chargeback
(SII05 - SII06) x SII03 = SII07

N9
107
Detail > CON Loop > N1 Loop > SII Loop > N9

Reference Identification

OptionalMax use 1

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Example
N9-01
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

DI
Distributor Invoice Number
N9-02
127
Reference Identification
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Optional
Date (DT)
CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

N9-06
623
Time Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow

  • N906 reflects the time zone which the time reflects.
L1
Unique Line Item Identifier
N9-07
C040
Reference Identifier
OptionalMax use 1
To identify one or more reference numbers or identification numbers as specified by the Reference Qualifier
If either Reference Identification Qualifier (C040-03) or Reference Identification (C040-04) is present, then the other is required
C040-01
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 2Max 3

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

C040-02
127
Reference Identification
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

C040-03
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

8X
Transaction Category or Type
C040-04
127
Reference Identification
Optional
String (AN)

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

00
for original
18
for credit/rebill with original
41
for credit/rebill with no original
SII Loop end
N1 Loop end
CON Loop end
Detail end

Summary

CTT
010
Summary > CTT

Transaction Totals

RequiredMax use 1

To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set

  • Number of line items (CTT01) is the accumulation of the number of CON segments.
    If used, hash total (CTT02) is the sum of adjustment quantities (QTY02) for each QTY segment.
Example
CTT-01
354
Number of Line Items
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 6

Total number of line items in the transaction set

Usage notes

Total number of CON segments

AMT
020
Summary > AMT

Monetary Amount

OptionalMax use 5

To indicate the total monetary amount

Example
AMT-01
522
Amount Qualifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 3

Code to qualify amount

AMT-02
782
Monetary Amount
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Monetary amount

Usage notes

Total Chargeback Amount
Sum of SII07

SE
030
Summary > SE

Transaction Set Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

Example
SE-01
96
Number of Included Segments
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 10

Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments

SE-02
329
Transaction Set Control Number
Required
Numeric (N)
Min 4Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

Summary end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information

Example
GE-01
97
Number of Transaction Sets Included
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 6

Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element

GE-02
28
Group Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

Example
IEA-01
I16
Number of Included Functional Groups
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 5

A count of the number of functional groups included in an interchange

IEA-02
I12
Interchange Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 9Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

EDI Samples

Sample from AmerisourceBergen

ST|844|100001757~
BAA|00|RA|20210220|AM|6192955447~
N1|DB|ABC DC SACRAMENTO|11|RA0310603~
N1|SU||11|043569607~
CON|VC|V797D70168|VA~
N1|ST|CSDC TRAVIS-TRAVIS AFB CA ROOM 136|11|RC0351849~
N3|106 BODIN CIRCLE, BUILDING 791~
N4|TRAVIS AFB|CA|94535~
SII|ND|54738054803|1|EA|6.53|5.94|.59~
N9|DI|0987543262||20210216|||L1>4187818169000020~
CON|VC|V797D70168|VA~
N1|ST|MISAWA AB MARK FOR MEDICAL MATERIEL|11|PM0059661~
N3|UNIT 5024, BLDG. 99~
N4|APO|AP|96319~
SII|ND|54738054803|11|EA|6.53|5.94|6.49~
N9|DI|0987637270||20210217|||L1>4188602230000160~
CON|VC|V797D70168|VA~
N1|ST|US NAVAL HOSP OKINAWA - HT0720 ATTN SUPPLY OFFICER N68470|11|PM0059661~
N3|PSC 482 BLDG 966 TARAWA RD CAMP FOS~
N4|FPO|AP|96362~
SII|ND|54738054803|4|EA|6.53|5.94|2.36~
N9|DI|0987637769||20210217|||L1>4188603101000380~
CTT|3~
AMT|CC|9.44~
SE|25|100001757~

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