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
3
-
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
ENT-03
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code specifying the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
ENT-04
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
80
-
Code identifying a party or other code
ENT-05
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
-
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
ENT-06
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code specifying the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
ENT-07
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
80
-
Code identifying a party or other code
ENT-08
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
-
Code identifying the Reference Identification
ENT-09
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
80
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier