NCA Nonconformance Action

To specify the action that is to be taken in response to a nonconformance condition.

Position: NCA-01 · Element: 350 · Name: Assigned Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set.

Position: NCA-02 · Element: 887 · Name: Nonconformance Resultant Response Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying a response that is the result of a nonconformance situation.

Either NCA02 or NCA03 must be present.

Position: NCA-03 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.

NCA03 describes the action that is to be undertaken.

Position: NCA-04 · Element: 380 · Name: Quantity · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Numeric value of quantity.

NCA04 is used to specify the quantity that is associated with NCA02 or NCA03.

If either NCA04 or NCA05 is present, the other is required.

Position: NCA-05 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit of Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the basic unit of measurement.