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: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD)

BM02 is the billing date.

Position: BM-03 · Element: 610 · Name: Amount · Type: N2 · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Monetary amount

BM03 indicates the total charges to be paid by the receiver of this transaction set expressed in the standard monetary denomintation for the currency specified.

BM03 Net Amount Due will be provided on the last BM segment.

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

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

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

Date (YYMMDD)

BM05 is used for date bill due if this is different from standard credit terms; otherwise BM05 may be blank.

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

Code indicating type of Bill

Position: BM-07 · Element: 554 · Name: Assigned Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Number assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

BM07 is a sequence number.

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

New sequence number qualifier