HL7 v2.7.1 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.7.1 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/hl7.v2.terminology.v271/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## : Identifier Type (2.7.1 - 1.5.0) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-01-27

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    <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="identifierType"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-identifierType.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType</code></a></li></ul></div>
      </text>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
        <valueString value="2.7.1"/>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory">
        <valueString value="generate correct history somehow"/>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo">
        <valueString value="0203"/>
      </extension>
      <url
           value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType"/>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.108"/>
      </identifier>
      <version value="1.5.0"/>
      <name value="IdentifierType"/>
      <title value="Identifier Type (2.7.1 - 1.5.0)"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="true"/>
      <date value="2026-01-27T19:48:36+00:00"/>
      <publisher value="HL7/FO"/>
      <contact>
        <name value="HL7/FO"/>
        <telecom>
          <system value="url"/>
          <value value="http://www.hl7.org"/>
        </telecom>
      </contact>
      <description
                   value="HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying type of identifier. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging data types CX, PLN, PPN, XCN and XON."/>
      <copyright value="HL7 Inc., 2026"/>
      <caseSensitive value="true"/>
      <compositional value="false"/>
      <content value="complete"/>
      <property>
        <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced"/>
        <description value="version when was this code introduced"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="versionDeprecated"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated"/>
        <description value="version when was this code deprecated"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="status"/>
        <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/>
        <description
                     value="A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired"/>
        <type value="code"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="comment"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment"/>
        <description
                     value="A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="usage"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage"/>
        <description value="usage notes for this code"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="modified"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified"/>
        <description value="date of last modification"/>
        <type value="dateTime"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="class"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#class"/>
        <description value="class"/>
        <type value="code"/>
      </property>
      <concept>
        <code value="ACSN"/>
        <display value="Accession ID"/>
        <definition value="Accession ID"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Accession Identifier"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="AM"/>
        <display value="American Express"/>
        <definition value="American Express"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="American Express"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="AMA"/>
        <display value="American Medical Association Number"/>
        <definition value="American Medical Association Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="A physician identifier assigned by the AMA."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="AN"/>
        <display value="Account number"/>
        <definition value="Account number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Kontonummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="An identifier that is unique to an account."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ANC"/>
        <display value="Account number Creditor"/>
        <definition value="Account number Creditor"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;p&gt;Kreditorenkontonummer"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="AND"/>
        <display value="Account number debitor"/>
        <definition value="Account number debitor"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;p&gt;Debitorenkontonummer"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ANON"/>
        <display value="Anonymous identifier"/>
        <definition value="Anonymous identifier"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed&lt;p&gt;Justification: For public health reporting purposes, anonymous identifiers are occasionally used for protecting patient identity in reporting certain results. For instance"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ANT"/>
        <display value="Temporary Account Number"/>
        <definition value="Temporary Account Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;Temporary version of an Account Number.&lt;p&gt;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"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="APRN"/>
        <display value="Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number"/>
        <definition value="Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction of a certifying board"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ASID"/>
        <display value="Ancestor Specimen ID"/>
        <definition value="Ancestor Specimen ID"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen. All child, grandchild, etc. specimens of the ancestor specimen share the same Ancestor Specimen ID."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BA"/>
        <display value="Bank Account Number"/>
        <definition value="Bank Account Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Financial"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BC"/>
        <display value="Bank Card Number"/>
        <definition value="Bank Card Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card. Replaces AM, DI, DS, MS, and VS beginning in v 2.5."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BCT"/>
        <display value="Birth Certificate"/>
        <definition value="Birth Certificate"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BR"/>
        <display value="Birth registry number"/>
        <definition value="Birth registry number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Geburtsregisternummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record of a person's birth."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BRN"/>
        <display value="Breed Registry Number"/>
        <definition value="Breed Registry Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BSNR"/>
        <display value="Primary physician office number"/>
        <definition value="Primary physician office number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Betriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CC"/>
        <display value="Cost Center number"/>
        <definition value="Cost Center number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Financial&lt;p&gt;Use Case: needed especially for transmitting information about invoices."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CONM"/>
        <display value="Change of Name Document"/>
        <definition value="Change of Name Document"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CY"/>
        <display value="County number"/>
        <definition value="County number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CZ"/>
        <display value="Citizenship Card"/>
        <definition value="Citizenship Card"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DDS"/>
        <display value="Dentist license number"/>
        <definition value="Dentist license number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DEA"/>
        <display value="Drug Enforcement Administration registration number"/>
        <definition value="Drug Enforcement Administration registration number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions.&lt;p&gt;Use case: This is a registration number that identifies an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transacti"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DFN"/>
        <display value="Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number"/>
        <definition value="Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders&lt;p&gt;Use Case: A nurse practitioner has authorization to furnish or prescribe pharmaceutical substances; this identifier is in component 1."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DI"/>
        <display value="Diner's Club card"/>
        <definition value="Diner's Club card"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Diners Club"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DL"/>
        <display value="Driver's license number"/>
        <definition value="Driver's license number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Führerscheinnummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DN"/>
        <display value="Doctor number"/>
        <definition value="Doctor number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Arztnummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DO"/>
        <display value="Osteopathic License number"/>
        <definition value="Osteopathic License number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DP"/>
        <display value="Diplomatic Passport"/>
        <definition value="Diplomatic Passport"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="A number assigned to a diplomatic passport."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DPM"/>
        <display value="Podiatrist license number"/>
        <definition value="Podiatrist license number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DR"/>
        <display value="Donor Registration Number"/>
        <definition value="Donor Registration Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="DS"/>
        <display value="Discover Card"/>
        <definition value="Discover Card"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Discover Card"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="EI"/>
        <display value="Employee number"/>
        <definition value="Employee number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Arbeitnehmernummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="EN"/>
        <display value="Employer number"/>
        <definition value="Employer number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Arbeitgebernummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ESN"/>
        <display value="Staff Enterprise Number"/>
        <definition value="Staff Enterprise Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority)."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="FI"/>
        <display value="Facility ID"/>
        <definition value="Facility ID"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="GI"/>
        <display value="Guarantor internal identifier"/>
        <definition value="Guarantor internal identifier"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="interne ID des Zahlungspflichtigen"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Financial"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="GL"/>
        <display value="General ledger number"/>
        <definition value="General ledger number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Financial"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="GN"/>
        <display value="Guarantor external  identifier"/>
        <definition value="Guarantor external  identifier"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="externe ID des Zahlungspflichtigen"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Financial"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="HC"/>
        <display value="Health Card Number"/>
        <definition value="Health Card Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="IND"/>
        <display value="Indigenous/Aboriginal"/>
        <definition value="Indigenous/Aboriginal"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="JHN"/>
        <display value="Jurisdictional health number (Canada)"/>
        <definition value="Jurisdictional health number (Canada)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;2 uses: a) UK jurisdictional CHI number; b) Canadian provincial health card number:"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LACSN"/>
        <display value="Laboratory Accession ID"/>
        <definition value="Laboratory Accession ID"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="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"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LANR"/>
        <display value="Lifelong physician number"/>
        <definition value="Lifelong physician number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Lebenslange Arztnummer - for use in German realm."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LI"/>
        <display value="Labor and industries number"/>
        <definition value="Labor and industries number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LN"/>
        <display value="License number"/>
        <definition value="License number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LR"/>
        <display value="Local Registry ID"/>
        <definition value="Local Registry ID"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MA"/>
        <display value="Patient Medicaid number"/>
        <definition value="Patient Medicaid number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Armennummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Insurance"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MB"/>
        <display value="Member Number"/>
        <definition value="Member Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: Person is covered by an insurance policy. This person may or may not be the subscriber of the policy."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MC"/>
        <display value="Patient's Medicare number"/>
        <definition value="Patient's Medicare number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Rentnernummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Insurance"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MCD"/>
        <display value="Practitioner Medicaid number"/>
        <definition value="Practitioner Medicaid number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Insurance"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MCN"/>
        <display value="Microchip Number"/>
        <definition value="Microchip Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MCR"/>
        <display value="Practitioner Medicare number"/>
        <definition value="Practitioner Medicare number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Insurance"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MCT"/>
        <display value="Marriage Certificate"/>
        <definition value="Marriage Certificate"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MD"/>
        <display value="Medical License number"/>
        <definition value="Medical License number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: These license numbers are sometimes used as identifiers. In some states, the same authority issues all three identifiers, e.g., medical, osteopathic"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MI"/>
        <display value="Military ID number"/>
        <definition value="Military ID number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="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)."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MR"/>
        <display value="Medical record number"/>
        <definition value="Medical record number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Krankenaktennummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily unique within an application."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MRT"/>
        <display value="Temporary Medical Record Number"/>
        <definition value="Temporary Medical Record Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Temporary version of a Medical Record Number&lt;p&gt;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"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MS"/>
        <display value="MasterCard"/>
        <definition value="MasterCard"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="MasterCard"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NBSNR"/>
        <display value="Secondary physician office number"/>
        <definition value="Secondary physician office number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Nebenbetriebsstättennummer - for use in the German realm."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NCT"/>
        <display value="Naturalization Certificate"/>
        <definition value="Naturalization Certificate"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in a particular country."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NE"/>
        <display value="National employer identifier"/>
        <definition value="National employer identifier"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="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."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NH"/>
        <display value="National Health Plan Identifier"/>
        <definition value="National Health Plan Identifier"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;Used for the UK NHS national identifier.&lt;p&gt;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."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NI"/>
        <display value="National unique individual identifier"/>
        <definition value="National unique individual identifier"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;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."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NII"/>
        <display value="National Insurance Organization Identifier"/>
        <definition value="National Insurance Organization Identifier"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Institutskennzeichen der Krankenkasse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;p&gt;Krankenkassen-ID der KV-Karte"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NIIP"/>
        <display value="National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor)"/>
        <definition value="National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor)"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Vertragskassennummer (VKNR)"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;In Germany the insurance identifier addressed as the payor.&lt;p&gt;Krankenkassen-ID des Rechnungsempfängers&lt;p&gt;Use case: a subdivision issues the card with their identifier, but the main division is going to pay the invoices."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NNxxx"/>
        <display
                 value="National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code"/>
        <definition
                    value="National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NP"/>
        <display value="Nurse practitioner number"/>
        <definition value="Nurse practitioner number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying board."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NPI"/>
        <display value="National provider identifier"/>
        <definition value="National provider identifier"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;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."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="OD"/>
        <display value="Optometrist license number"/>
        <definition value="Optometrist license number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PA"/>
        <display value="Physician Assistant number"/>
        <definition value="Physician Assistant number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Assistenzarztnummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing board"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PC"/>
        <display value="Parole Card"/>
        <definition value="Parole Card"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="A number identifying a person on parole."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PCN"/>
        <display value="Penitentiary/correctional institution Number"/>
        <definition value="Penitentiary/correctional institution Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PE"/>
        <display value="Living Subject Enterprise Number"/>
        <definition value="Living Subject Enterprise Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority)."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PEN"/>
        <display value="Pension Number"/>
        <definition value="Pension Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PI"/>
        <display value="Patient internal identifier"/>
        <definition value="Patient internal identifier"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="interne Patienten-ID"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PN"/>
        <display value="Person number"/>
        <definition value="Person number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Personen-ID"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PNT"/>
        <display value="Temporary Living Subject Number"/>
        <definition value="Temporary Living Subject Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Temporary version of a Lining Subject Number."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PPIN"/>
        <display value="Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number"/>
        <definition
                    value="Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Insurance"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PPN"/>
        <display value="Passport number"/>
        <definition value="Passport number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Passnummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="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."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PRC"/>
        <display value="Permanent Resident Card Number"/>
        <definition value="Permanent Resident Card Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PRN"/>
        <display value="Provider number"/>
        <definition value="Provider number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority.&lt;p&gt;Use case: This allows PRN to represent either an individual (a nurse) or a group/organization (orthopedic surgery team)."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PT"/>
        <display value="Patient external identifier"/>
        <definition value="Patient external identifier"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="externe Patienten-ID"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="QA"/>
        <display value="QA number"/>
        <definition value="QA number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="RI"/>
        <display value="Resource identifier"/>
        <definition value="Resource identifier"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A generalized resource identifier.&lt;p&gt;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.,.."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="RN"/>
        <display value="Registered Nurse Number"/>
        <definition value="Registered Nurse Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing board."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="RPH"/>
        <display value="Pharmacist license number"/>
        <definition value="Pharmacist license number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="RR"/>
        <display value="Railroad Retirement number"/>
        <definition value="Railroad Retirement number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Seniorenkartennummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration.  Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="RRI"/>
        <display value="Regional registry ID"/>
        <definition value="Regional registry ID"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="RRP"/>
        <display value="Railroad Retirement Provider"/>
        <definition value="Railroad Retirement Provider"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Class: Insurance"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SID"/>
        <display value="Specimen ID"/>
        <definition value="Specimen ID"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="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)."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SL"/>
        <display value="State license"/>
        <definition value="State license"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SN"/>
        <display value="Subscriber Number"/>
        <definition value="Subscriber Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: A person is the subscriber of an insurance policy. The person's family may be plan members, but are n"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SP"/>
        <display value="Study Permit"/>
        <definition value="Study Permit"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction for the purpose of education."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SR"/>
        <display value="State registry ID"/>
        <definition value="State registry ID"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SS"/>
        <display value="Social Security number"/>
        <definition value="Social Security number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Sozialversicherungsnummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="TAX"/>
        <display value="Tax ID number"/>
        <definition value="Tax ID number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Steueridentifikationsnummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="TN"/>
        <display value="Treaty Number/ (Canada)"/>
        <definition value="Treaty Number/ (Canada)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada.&lt;p&gt;Use Case: First Nation."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="TPR"/>
        <display value="Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada)"/>
        <definition value="Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident status."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="U"/>
        <display value="Unspecified identifier"/>
        <definition value="Unspecified identifier"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="UPIN"/>
        <display
                 value="Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers"/>
        <definition
                    value="Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Class: Insurance&lt;p&gt;An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program.  A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="USID"/>
        <display value="Unique Specimen ID"/>
        <definition value="Unique Specimen ID"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="A unique identifier for a specimen."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="VN"/>
        <display value="Visit number"/>
        <definition value="Visit number"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Fallnummer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="VP"/>
        <display value="Visitor Permit"/>
        <definition value="Visitor Permit"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Besucherkennung"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction or country."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="VS"/>
        <display value="VISA"/>
        <definition value="VISA"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="VISA"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Deprecated and replaced by BC in v 2.5."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="WC"/>
        <display value="WIC identifier"/>
        <definition value="WIC identifier"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="WCN"/>
        <display value="Workers' Comp Number"/>
        <definition value="Workers' Comp Number"/>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="WP"/>
        <display value="Work Permit"/>
        <definition value="Work Permit"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString
                       value="A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a country for a specified time period."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="XX"/>
        <display value="Organization identifier"/>
        <definition value="Organization identifier"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Organisations-ID"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
    </CodeSystem>