HL7 v2 parser Glossary

OM3 - Categorical Service/Test/Observation (HL7 v2.7.1)

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

The OM3 segment (Categorical Service/Test/Observation) has 7 fields in HL7 v2.7.1. Fields are addressed as OM3-n; composite fields break into components OM3-n.m. Paste a message into the parser to see every field annotated with this table.

#NameTypeLenOptRepeatsTable
1Sequence Number - Test/Observation Master FileNMOptionalNo
2Preferred Coding SystemCWEOptionalNo
3Valid Coded "Answers"CWEOptionalYes
4Normal Text/Codes for Categorical ObservationsCWEOptionalYes
5Abnormal Text/Codes for Categorical ObservationsCWEOptionalYes
6Critical Text/Codes for Categorical ObservationsCWEOptionalYes
7Value TypeID3OptionalNo0125