HL7 v2 parser Glossary

OM1 - General Segment (HL7 v2.6)

Versions: v2.3 v2.3.1 v2.4 v2.5.1 v2.6 v2.7.1

The OM1 segment (General Segment) has 47 fields in HL7 v2.6. Fields are addressed as OM1-n; composite fields break into components OM1-n.m. Paste a message into the parser to see every field annotated with this table.

#NameTypeLenOptRepeatsTable
1Sequence Number - Test/Observation Master FileNM4RequiredNo
2Producer's Service/Test/Observation IDCWE250RequiredNo
3Permitted Data TypesID12OptionalYes0125
4Specimen RequiredID1RequiredNo0136
5Producer IDCWE250RequiredNo
6Observation DescriptionTX200OptionalNo
7Other Service/Test/Observation IDs for the ObservationCWE250OptionalNo
8Other NamesST200RequiredYes
9Preferred Report Name for the ObservationST30OptionalNo
10Preferred Short Name or Mnemonic for ObservationST8OptionalNo
11Preferred Long Name for the ObservationST200OptionalNo
12OrderabilityID1OptionalNo0136
13Identity of Instrument Used to Perform this StudyCWE250OptionalYes
14Coded Representation of MethodCWE250OptionalYes
15Portable Device IndicatorID1OptionalNo0136
16Observation Producing Department/SectionCWE250OptionalYes
17Telephone Number of SectionXTN250OptionalNo
18Nature of Service/Test/ObservationIS1RequiredNo0174
19Report SubheaderCWE250OptionalNo
20Report Display OrderST20OptionalNo
21Date/Time Stamp for any change in Definition for the ObservationDTM24OptionalNo
22Effective Date/Time of ChangeDTM24OptionalNo
23Typical Turn-Around TimeNM20OptionalNo
24Processing TimeNM20OptionalNo
25Processing PriorityID40OptionalYes0168
26Reporting PriorityID5OptionalNo0169
27Outside SiteCWE250OptionalYes
28Address of Outside SiteXAD250OptionalYes
29Phone Number of Outside SiteXTN250OptionalNo
30Confidentiality CodeCWE250OptionalNo0177
31Observations Required to Interpret the ObservationCWE250OptionalNo
32Interpretation of ObservationsTX65536OptionalNo
33Contraindications to ObservationsCWE250OptionalNo
34Reflex Tests/ObservationsCWE250OptionalYes
35Rules that Trigger Reflex TestingTX80OptionalNo
36Fixed Canned MessageCWE250OptionalNo
37Patient PreparationTX200OptionalNo
38Procedure MedicationCWE250OptionalNo
39Factors that may Affect the ObservationTX200OptionalNo
40Service/Test/Observation Performance ScheduleST60OptionalYes
41Description of Test MethodsTX65536OptionalNo
42Kind of Quantity ObservedCWE250OptionalNo0254
43Point Versus IntervalCWE250OptionalNo0255
44Challenge InformationTX200OptionalNo0256
45Relationship ModifierCWE250OptionalNo0258
46Target Anatomic Site Of TestCWE250OptionalNo
47Modality Of Imaging MeasurementCWE250OptionalNo0259