PID

Product/Item Description

Pos: 050

Max: 1

Detail - Optional

Loop: PID

Elements: 3

User Option (Usage): Used

To describe a product or process 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 All valid standard codes are used.	M	ID	1/1	Must use
PID04	751	Product Description Code Description: A code from an industry code list which provides specific data about a product characteristic	C	AN	1/12	Used
PID05	352	Description Description: A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content	C	AN	1/80	Used

1.	If PID01 equals "F", then PID05 is used. If PID01 equals "S", then PID04 is used. If PID01 equals "X", then both PID04 and PID05 are used.