Code identifying the general class of a product or process characteristic

Code identifying the agency assigning the code values

A code from an industry code list which provides specific data about a product characteristic

Code specifying the method of administering the test

Code specifying organism on which the test was performed

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

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

TMD07 is the date of the test method as assigned by the issuing organization.

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

TMD08 is the document revision number.

A reference that indicates the table or text maintained by the Source Qualifier

TMD09 specifies the individual code list of the agency specified in TMD02.