This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Laboratory Reporting Transaction Set (186) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide laboratory test results and associated information for the purpose of life and health insurance underwriting on an individual basis and to assist in the management and control of the collection, delivery, and testing of specimens.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
To describe laboratory testing results, normal result ranges, or both
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To specify identifying information
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify account information
To specify basic item identification data
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
To specify identifying information
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To supply demographic information
To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period
To specify a code and the amount, quantity associated with it, or both
To identify the type and transmission of paperwork or supporting information
To transmit a fixed-format record or matrix contents
To identify and describe laboratory specimen kit information and handling requirements
To provide characteristics that may have multiple values
To transmit a fixed-format record or matrix contents
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To describe laboratory testing results, normal result ranges, or both
To provide characteristics that may have multiple values
To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
To transmit a fixed-format record or matrix contents
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
