BTR Beginning Segment for Test Results

To indicate the beginning of a test results transaction set

Position: BTR-01 · Element: 353 · Name: Transaction Set Purpose Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

If BTR01 equals "01", "02", "03", "04", "05", "18" or "19", then BTR06 is required to identify the original test report reference number transmitted.

Position: BTR-02 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BTR02 is the date that this transaction set was created by the sending party.

Position: BTR-03 · Element: 337 · Name: Time · Type: Time (TM) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)

BTR03 is the time that this transaction set was created by the sending party.

Position: BTR-04 · Element: 755 · Name: Report Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the title or contents of a document, report or supporting item

Position: BTR-05 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BTR05 specifies test results report reference number created by the sending party.

Position: BTR-06 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Position: BTR-07 · Element: 786 · Name: Security Level Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following

Position: BTR-08 · Element: 1005 · Name: Hierarchical Structure Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the hierarchical application structure of a transaction set that utilizes the HL segment to define the structure of the transaction set