C273 Item description

Description of an item.

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Item description code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
17
-
Code specifying an item.
1 User or association defined code. May be used in combination with 1131/3055.
020
Code list identification code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
17
-
Code identifying a code list.
030
Code list responsible agency code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the agency responsible for a code list.
040
Item description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
256
-
Free form description of an item.
050
Item description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
256
-
Free form description of an item.
060
Language name code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the language name.
1 Use ISO 639-1988.

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