UCS Underwriting Considerations

To report personal health and medical history data

Position: UCS-01 · Element: 1136 · Name: Code Category · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the situation or category to which the code applies

Position: UCS-02 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

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

UCS02 is the actual response regarding health details.

Position: UCS-03 · Element: 349 · Name: Item Description Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the format of a description

P0304: If either UCS-03 or UCS-04 is present, then the other is required

Position: UCS-04 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

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

UCS04 describes the interpreted health details.

Position: UCS-05 · Element: 235 · Name: Product/Service ID Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)

P0506: If either UCS-05 or UCS-06 is present, then the other is required

Position: UCS-06 · Element: 234 · Name: Product/Service ID · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

Identifying number for a product or service

Position: UCS-07 · Element: 1470 · Name: Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 9 · Repeat: 1

A generic number

P0708: If either UCS-07 or UCS-08 is present, then the other is required

UCS07 is the age at onset of health condition.

UCS-08 C001 Composite Unit of Measure Composite (composite) Conditional 1

Position: 01 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 02 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-02 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 03 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-03 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 04 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 05 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-05 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 06 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-06 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 07 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 08 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-08 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 09 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-09 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 10 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 11 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-11 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 12 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-12 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 13 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 14 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-14 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 15 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-15 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.