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BHT Beginning of Hierarchical Transaction

Beginning of Hierarchical Transaction (BHT) defines 6 elements and 3 semantic notes. Sign up free or login to view the full segment and download it in Markdown or console (text) formats.

Elements

1005 BHT-01

Hierarchical Structure Code

Identifier (ID) R Required 4/4

353 BHT-02

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Identifier (ID) R Required 2/2

127 BHT-03

Reference Identification

Alphanumeric (AN) O Optional 1/30

373 BHT-04

Date

Date (DT) O Optional 8/8

337 BHT-05

Time

Time (TM) O Optional 4/8

640 BHT-06

Transaction Type Code

Identifier (ID) O Optional 2/2

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Used by transaction sets

248 Account Assignment/Inquiry and Service/Status 270 Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Inquiry 271 Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Information 276 Health Care Claim Status Request 277 Health Care Claim Status Notification 278 Health Care Services Review Information 816 Organizational Relationships 837 Health Care Claim 847 Material Claim 857 Shipment and Billing Notice