BM Beginning Segment for Miscellaneous Billing

To transmit identifying numbers, dates and other basic data relating to the transaction set

Position: BM-01 · Element: 76 · Name: Invoice Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 22 · Repeat: -

Identifying number assigned by issuer.

Position: BM-02 · Element: 12 · Name: Billing Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date of carriers invoice.

Position: BM-03 · Element: 193 · Name: Net Amount Due · Type: N2 · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 9 · Repeat: -

Total charges to be paid by the receiver of this transaction set expressed in the standard monetary denomination for the currency specified.

Position: BM-04 · Element: 202 · Name: Correction Indicator · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code used to indicate that the transaction set contains information which corrects a previous billing.

Position: BM-05 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD). Also see: Date Qualifier (432).

Position: BM-06 · Element: 11 · Name: Billing Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code identifying type of billing requirement for multiple equipment shipment.

Position: BM-07 · Element: 605 · Name: Sequence Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

A sequential number.

Position: BM-08 · Element: 636 · Name: Sequence Number Qualifier · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

New sequence number qualifier.