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Each observation request will get a sequence number starting at 1 “Relevant clinical information” AKA test center notes will be recorded in an NTE segment
seqtypeoptdescriptionvalue
1RSequence Number
2RElation Requisition Number
4.1RTest Code
4.2RTest Description
4.3OCoding System’L’ - Local
7YYYYMMDDHHMMRDate/Time of Collection
11OAction code to identify new order’N’ - New Order
16.1ROrdering Provider NPINPI of ordering provider
16.2ROrdering Provider Last Name
16.3ROrdering Provider First Name
16.4OOrdering Provider Initial
27.6OPriority’S’ - STAT
28.1OCourtesy Copied Provider NPI
28.2OCourtesy Copied Provider Last Name
28.3OCourtesy Copied Provider First Name
36YYYYMMDDHHMMOScheduled date/time
OBR|1|12345678910111213||005009^CBC WITH DIFFERENTIAL/PLATELET^L|||201806130554||||N|||||1234567890^LAST^FIRST^M