| Code | Description | Deutsch (German) | Nederlands (Dutch) | Comment | Version |
| acsn | Accession ID | | Accession ID | Accession Identifier | added v2.7 |
| am | American Express | American Express | American Express | Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. | added v2.3 |
| ama | American Medical Association Number | | American Medical Association nummer | A physician identifier assigned by the AMA. | added v2.6 |
| an | Account number | Kontonummer | Accountnummer | An identifier that is unique to an account. | added v2.3 |
| an identifier for a provi | | | | deprecated | added v2.7.1, removed after v2.7.1 |
| an identifier for a provider a | | | | | added v2.8 |
| an identifier for a provider r | | | | | added v2.8 |
| anc | Account number Creditor | | Accountnummer crediteur | Class: Financial<p>A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor.<p>Kreditorenkontonummer | added v2.5 |
| and | Account number debitor | | Accountnummer debiteur | Class: Financial<p>A more precise definition of an account number: sometimes two distinct account numbers must be transmitted in the same message, one as the creditor, the other as the debitor.<p>Debitorenkontonummer | added v2.5 |
| anon | Anonymous identifier | | Anonieme identificatie | An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed<p>Justification: For public health reporting purposes, anonymous identifiers are occasionally used for protecting patient identity in reporting certain results. For instance | added v2.5 |
| ant | Temporary Account Number | | Tijdelijk accountnummer | Class: Financial<p>Temporary version of an Account Number.<p>Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign account numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary account number that will only | added v2.5 |
| aprn | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number | | | An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction of a certifying board | added v2.5 |
| asid | Ancestor Specimen ID | | Oorspronkelijk monster ID | A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen. All child, grandchild, etc. specimens of the ancestor specimen share the same Ancestor Specimen ID. | added v2.7 |
| ba | Bank Account Number | | Bankrekeningnummer | Class: Financial | added v2.4 |
| bc | Bank Card Number | | Bankrekeningnummer | Class: Financial<p>An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card. Replaces AM, DI, DS, MS, and VS beginning in v 2.5. | added v2.5 |
| bct | Birth Certificate | | Geboortecertificaat | A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth. | added v2.6 |
| br | Birth registry number | Geburtsregisternummer | Geboorteregister-nummer | An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record of a person's birth. | added v2.3 |
| brn | Breed Registry Number | | Dierenras-registernummer | | added v2.4 |
| bsnr | Primary physician office number | | Primair zorgverlenerpraktijknummer | Betriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. | added v2.7 |
| cc | Cost Center number | | Kostenplaatsnummer | Class: Financial<p>Use Case: needed especially for transmitting information about invoices. | added v2.5 |
| conm | Change of Name Document | | Naamswijzigingdocument | A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name. | added v2.6 |
| cy | County number | | County-nummer | | added v2.5 |
| cz | Citizenship Card | | Staatsburgerschapkaart | A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship. | added v2.6 |
| dds | Dentist license number | | Tandarts licentienummer | An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board | added v2.5 |
| dea | Drug Enforcement Administration registration number | | Amerikaanse Drug Enforcement Administration registratienummer | An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions.<p>Use case: This is a registration number that identifies an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transacti | added v2.5 |
| dfn | Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number | | Medicatieverstrekker of voorschrijver autoriteitnummer | An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders<p>Use Case: A nurse practitioner has authorization to furnish or prescribe pharmaceutical substances; this identifier is in component 1. | added v2.5 |
| di | Diner's Club card | Diners Club | Diner's Club | Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. | added v2.3 |
| dl | Driver's license number | Führerscheinnummer | Rijbewijsnummer | | added v2.3 |
| dn | Doctor number | Arztnummer | Artsnummer | | added v2.3 |
| do | Osteopathic License number | | Osteopatisch licentienummer | An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. | added v2.5 |
| dp | Diplomatic Passport | | Diplomatiek paspoort | A number assigned to a diplomatic passport. | added v2.6 |
| dpm | Podiatrist license number | | Podoloog licentienummer | An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. | added v2.5 |
| dr | Donor Registration Number | | Donorregistratienummer | | added v2.4 |
| ds | Discover Card | Discover Card | Discover kaart | Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. | added v2.3 |
| ei | Employee number | Arbeitnehmernummer | Werknemernummer | A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer. | added v2.3 |
| en | Employer number | Arbeitgebernummer | Werkgevernummer | | added v2.3 |
| esn | Staff Enterprise Number | | Medewerker bedrijfsnummer | An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). | added v2.6 |
| fi | Facility ID | | Afdeling-ID | | added v2.3.1 |
| gi | Guarantor internal identifier | interne ID des Zahlungspflichtigen | Interne garantsteller identificatie | Class: Financial | added v2.3 |
| gl | General ledger number | | Grootboeknummer | Class: Financial | added v2.5 |
| gn | Guarantor external identifier | externe ID des Zahlungspflichtigen | Externe garantsteller identificatie | Class: Financial | added v2.3 |
| hc | Health Card Number | | Gezondheidskaartnummer | | added v2.4 |
| ind | Indigenous/Aboriginal | | Inheems/Aboriginal | A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada. | added v2.5 |
| jhn | Jurisdictional health number (Canada) | | Rechtsgebied gezondheidsnummer (Canada) | Class: Insurance<p>2 uses: a) UK jurisdictional CHI number; b) Canadian provincial health card number: | added v2.4 |
| lacsn | Laboratory Accession ID | | Laboratorium Accessie ID | A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain. The concept of accession is used in other domains such as radiology, so the LACSN is used to distinguish a lab accession id from an radiology accession id | added v2.7 |
| lanr | Lifelong physician number | | Levenslang zorgverlenernummer | Lebenslange Arztnummer - for use in German realm. | added v2.7 |
| li | Labor and industries number | | Arbeid en industrienummer | | added v2.5 |
| ln | License number | | Licentienummer | | added v2.3.1 |
| lr | Local Registry ID | | Lokaal register ID | | added v2.3.1 |
| ma | Patient Medicaid number | Armennummer | Medicaid patiëntnummer | Class: Insurance | added v2.3 |
| mb | Member Number | | Lidnummer | An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier.<p>Use Case: Person is covered by an insurance policy. This person may or may not be the subscriber of the policy. | added v2.5 |
| mc | Patient's Medicare number | Rentnernummer | Medicare patiëntnummer | Class: Insurance | added v2.3 |
| mcd | Practitioner Medicaid number | | Medicaid zorgverlenernummer | Class: Insurance | added v2.5 |
| mcn | Microchip Number | | Microchip-nummer | | added v2.4 |
| mcr | Practitioner Medicare number | | Medicare zorgverlenernummer | Class: Insurance | added v2.5 |
| mct | Marriage Certificate | | Huwelijkscertificaat | A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage. | added v2.6 |
| md | Medical License number | | Geneeskundig licentienummer | An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board.<p>Use Case: These license numbers are sometimes used as identifiers. In some states, the same authority issues all three identifiers, e.g. medical, osteopathic | added v2.5 |
| mi | Military ID number | | Militaire identificatie | A number assigned to an individual who has had military duty, but is not currently on active duty. The number is assigned by the DOD or Veterans' Affairs (VA). | added v2.5 |
| mr | Medical record number | Krankenaktennummer | Medisch dossiernummer | An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily unique within an application. | added v2.3 |
| mrt | Temporary Medical Record Number | | Tijdelijke medisch dossiernummer | Temporary version of a Medical Record Number<p>Use Case: An ancillary system that does not normally assign medical record numbers is the first time to register a patient. This ancillary system will generate a temporary medical record number that will only | added v2.5 |
| ms | MasterCard | MasterCard | MasterCard | Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. | added v2.3 |
| nbsnr | Secondary physician office number | | Secundaire zorgverlenerpraktijknummer | Nebenbetriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm. | added v2.7 |
| nct | Naturalization Certificate | | Naturalisatiecertificaat | A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in a particular country. | added v2.6 |
| ne | National employer identifier | | Nationale werkgeveridentificatie | In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. | added v2.3.1 |
| nh | National Health Plan Identifier | | Nationaal zorgverzekeringsnummer | Class: Insurance<p>Used for the UK NHS national identifier.<p>In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. | added v2.3.1 |
| ni | National unique individual identifier | | Nationale unieke identificatie persoon | Class: Insurance<p>In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. | added v2.3.1 |
| nii | National Insurance Organization Identifier | Institutskennzeichen der Krankenkasse | Nationale verzekeraar identificatie | Class: Insurance<p>In Germany a national identifier for an insurance company. It is printed on the insurance card (health card). It is not to be confused with the health card number itself.<p>Krankenkassen-ID der KV-Karte | added v2.5 |
| niip | National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor) | Vertragskassennummer (VKNR) | Nationale verzekeraar betaler identificatie (Betaler) | Class: Insurance<p>In Germany the insurance identifier addressed as the payor.<p>Krankenkassen-ID des Rechnungsempfängers<p>Use case: a subdivision issues the card with their identifier, but the main division is going to pay the invoices. | added v2.5 |
| nnxxx | National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code | | Nationale persoonsidentificatie waarbij xxx de ISO-tabel 3166 3-tekens (alfabetisch) landcode is | | added v2.3.1 |
| np | Nurse practitioner number | | Nurse practitioner nummer | An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying board. | added v2.5 |
| npi | National provider identifier | | Nationale zorgaanbieder/zorgverlener identificatie | Class: Insurance<p>In the US, the Assigning Authority for this value is typically CMS, but it may be used by all providers and insurance companies in HIPAA related transactions. | added v2.3.1 |
| od | Optometrist license number | | Optometrist nummer | A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. | added v2.5 |
| pa | Physician Assistant number | Assistenzarztnummer | Zorgverlener nummer | An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing board | added v2.5 |
| pc | Parole Card | | Reclasseringskaart | A number identifying a person on parole. | added v2.6 |
| pcn | Penitentiary/correctional institution Number | | Penitentiaire instellings-nummer | A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated. | added v2.5 |
| pe | Living Subject Enterprise Number | | Levend wezen bedrijfs-nummer | An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). | added v2.5 |
| pen | Pension Number | | Pensioennummer | | added v2.4 |
| pi | Patient internal identifier | interne Patienten-ID | Intern patiëntnummer | A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority. | added v2.3 |
| pn | Person number | Personen-ID | Persoonsnummer | A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority. | added v2.3.1 |
| pnt | Temporary Living Subject Number | | Tijdelijk levend wezen nummer | Temporary version of a Lining Subject Number. | added v2.5 |
| ppin | Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number | | Medicare/CMS Uitvoerende zorgaanbieder/zorgverlener identificatienummer | Class: Insurance | added v2.6 |
| ppn | Passport number | Passnummer | Paspoortnummer | A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country. In the US this number is issued only by the State Department. | added v2.5 |
| prc | Permanent Resident Card Number | | Permanente verblijfsvergunning-nummer | | added v2.5 |
| prn | Provider number | | Zorgaanbieder/zorgverlener-nummer | A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority.<p>Use case: This allows PRN to represent either an individual (a nurse) or a group/organization (orthopedic surgery team). | added v2.3.1 |
| pt | Patient external identifier | externe Patienten-ID | Extern patiëntnummer | | added v2.3 |
| qa | QA number | | Quality Assurance-nummer | | added v2.5 |
| ri | Resource identifier | | Resource identicatie | A generalized resource identifier.<p>Use Case: An identifier type is needed to accommodate what are commonly known as resources. The resources can include human (e.g. a respiratory therapist), non-human (e.g. a companion animal), inanimate object (e.g. | added v2.5 |
| rn | Registered Nurse Number | | Verpleegkundige registratienummer | An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. | added v2.5 |
| rph | Pharmacist license number | | Apotheek licentienummer | An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. | added v2.5 |
| rr | Railroad Retirement number | Seniorenkartennummer | Spoorwegen pensioneringsnummer | An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration. Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number | added v2.3 |
| rri | Regional registry ID | | Regionaal register-ID | | added v2.3.1 |
| rrp | Railroad Retirement Provider | | Spoorwegen pensioenaanbieder | Class: Insurance | added v2.6 |
| sid | Specimen ID | | Monsternummer | Identifier for a specimen. Used when it is not known if the specimen ID is a unique specimen ID (USID) or an ancestor ID (ASID). | added v2.7 |
| sl | State license | | Staat-licentie | | added v2.3.1 |
| sn | Subscriber Number | | Hoofdverzekerdenummer | Class: Insurance<p>An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier.<p>Use Case: A person is the subscriber of an insurance policy. The person's family may be plan members, but are n | added v2.5 |
| sp | Study Permit | | Opleidingsvisum | A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction for the purpose of education. | added v2.6 |
| sr | State registry ID | | Staat register-ID | | added v2.3.1 |
| ss | Social Security number | Sozialversicherungsnummer | SOFI-nummer | | added v2.3 |
| tax | Tax ID number | | Belasting identificatie | | added v2.5 |
| tn | Treaty Number/ (Canada) | | Verdragnummer/ (Canada) | A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada.<p>Use Case: First Nation. | added v2.5 |
| tpr | Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada) | | Tijdelijk permanente inwoner (Canada) | A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident status. | added v2.6 |
| u | Unspecified identifier | | Niet-gspecificeerde identificatie | | added v2.3.1 |
| upin | Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers | | Medicare/HCFA's Universele Zorgverlener Identificatie Nummers | Class: Insurance<p>An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program. A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program. | added v2.3.1 |
| usid | Unique Specimen ID | | Uniek monsternummer | A unique identifier for a specimen. | added v2.7 |
| vn | Visit number | Fallnummer | Bezoeknummer | | added v2.3 |
| vp | Visitor Permit | | Toeristenvisum | A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction or country. | added v2.6 |
| vs | VISA | VISA | VISA | Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5. | added v2.3 |
| wc | WIC identifier | | WIC identificatie | | added v2.3.1 |
| wcn | Workers' Comp Number | | Werknemerscompensatie-nummer | | added v2.4 |
| wp | Work Permit | | Werkvisum | A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a country for a specified time period. | added v2.6 |
| xx | Organization identifier | Organisations-ID | Organisatie identificatie | | added v2.3 |
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