BGM Beginning of message

To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.

Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

010 C002 Document/message name Composite (composite) Conditional 1

010 · 1001 · Document name code · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 3 · -

Code specifying the document name.

020 · 1131 · Code list identification code · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 17 · -

Code identifying a user or association maintained code list.

1 The codes for this data element are provided by the code list responsible agency defined in data element 3055.

030 · 3055 · Code list responsible agency code · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 3 · -

Code specifying the agency responsible for a code list.

040 · 1000 · Document name · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 35 · -

Name of a document.

020 C106 Document/message identification Composite (composite) Conditional 1

010 · 1004 · Document identifier · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 35 · -

To identify a document.

020 · 1056 · Version identifier · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 9 · -

To identify a version.

030 · 1060 · Revision identifier · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 6 · -

To identify a revision.

030 · 1225 · Message function code · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 3 · 1

Code indicating the function of the message.

040 · 4343 · Response type code · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 3 · 1

Code specifying the type of acknowledgment required or transmitted.