PID

Product/Item Description

Pos: 242

Max: 1000

Detail - Optional

Loop: PO1

Elements: 2

User Option (Usage): Used

To describe a product in coded or free-form format

Element Summary:

	Ref	Id	Element Name	Req	Type	Min/Max	Usage
	PID01	349	Item Description Type Description: Code indicating the format of a description.	M	ID	1/1	Must use

	Code	Name
	F	Free-form

	Ref	Id	Element Name	Req	Type	Min/Max	Usage
	PID05	352	Description Description: A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.	C	AN	1/80	Used

Syntax:

1.	C0304 - If PID03 is present, then all of PID04 are required
2.	R0405 - At least one of PID04,PID05 is required

Comments:

1.	Use PID03 to indicate the organization that publishes the code list being referred to.
2.	PID04 should be used for industry-specific product description codes.
3.	Use PID06 when necessary to refer to the product surface or layer being described in the segment.

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