ENT Entity
To designate the entities which are parties to a transaction and specify a reference meaningful to those entities
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
ENT-01
Assigned Number
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
6
-
Number assigned for differentiation within a transaction set.
ENT-02
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, or an individual
ENT-03
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67).
ENT-04
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
17
-
Code identifying a party or other code.
ENT-05
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, or an individual
ENT-06
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67).
ENT-07
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
17
-
Code identifying a party or other code.
ENT-08
Reference Number Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code qualifying the Reference Number.
ENT-09
Reference Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.