PAC - Shipment Package Segment

The intent of this segment is to describe the information associated with the shipping package specimens are sent in.

HL7 Attribute Table - PAC - Shipment Package Segment

Seq#	Data Element Name	DataType	Usage	Vocabulary	Cardinality	Item #	Length	C.LEN	Flags
PAC
1	Set Id – PAC	SI	R		[1..1]	02350	[1..4]
2	Package ID	EI	C		[0..1]	02351
3	Parent Package ID	EI	O		[0..1]	02352
4	Position in Parent Package	NA	O		[0..1]	02353
5	Package Type	CWE	R	0908 Package Type	[1..1]	02354
6	Package Condition	CWE	O	0544(S) Container Condition(Suggested)	[0..*]	02355
7	Package Handling Code	CWE	O	0376(S) Special Handling Code(Suggested)	[0..*]	02356
8	Package Risk Code	CWE	O	0489 Risk Codes	[0..*]	02357
9	Action Code	ID	O	0206(R) Segment Action Code(Required)	[0..1]	00816	[2..2]

PAC-1: Set Id – PAC (SI) 02350

Definition: This field contains the sequence number. This field is used to identify PAC segment instances in message structures where the PAC segment repeats

PAC-2: Package ID (EI) 02351

Definition: The Package ID uniquely identifies this package from all other packages within its shipment.

Condition: If SHP-8 Number of Packages in Shipment is greater then 1, then Package ID must be valued.

PAC-3: Parent Package ID (EI) 02352

Definition: The parent package id identifies the package which contains this package. This is used to link a nested set of packages. For instance a shipping container may itself contain several smaller packages. These contained packages would identify the shipping container as their parent package. Multiple layers of nested packaging can be documented in this fashion.

PAC-4: Position in Parent Package (NA) 02353

Definition: The position in parent package field is used when it is important to communicate specifically where in the parent package this package resides. Each position is identified with a position number. The NA (numeric array) data type is used to allow, if necessary, to transfer multiple axis information, e.g., 2-dimensional tray (X^Y).

PAC-5: Package Type (CWE) 02354

Definition: The package type field identifies the type of container. See User-defined Table 0908 – Package Type for values.

PAC-6: Package Condition (CWE) 02355

Definition: The package condition field describes the condition of the package at the time of the message. Refer to HL7 Table 0544 – Container Condition for suggested values.

PAC-7: Package Handling Code (CWE) 02356

Definition: This describes how the package needs to be handled during transport. Refer to User-defined Table 0376 – Special Handling Code for suggested values.

PAC-8: Package Risk Code (CWE) 02357

Definition: This field contains any known or suspected hazards associated with this package, e.g., exceptionally infectious agent or blood from a hepatitis patient. Refer to User-defined Table 0489 – Risk Codes for suggested values.

PAC-9: Action Code (ID) 00816

Definition: This field reveals the intent of the message. Refer to HL7 Table 0206 - Segment Action Code for valid values.

The action code can only be used when PAC-2 is valued in accordance with the guidance in Chapter 2, Section 2.10.4.2.