OULR21 Unsolicited laboratory observation (2.6)
This is the standard HL7 v2.6 spec, with 4 loops and 21 segment positions, as OpenEDI JSON, an ediFabric C# template and an ediFabric Native model. To change it for a trading partner, customize it in the EDI Spec Builder.
Use the OULR21 spec in your code
ediFabric .NET
Add the C# template and its common files to your project, or reference the template NuGet package, and read OULR21 files into TSOULR21 objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Native supports X12 today, and HL7 is coming. When it's available, map version 2.6 to this Native model with set_map to parse OULR21 files to JSON from Python, Java, C or C#. See ediFabric Native.
OpenEDI
Select Customize in Spec Builder to copy the spec under your own name, change it for your partner, and parse files against it in EdiNation, ediFabric Native or ediFabric Cloud. Read about OpenEDI.
Generate OULR21 classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
The OpenEDI file describes each OULR21 as JSON. To work with OULR21 data as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language; the root class is TSOULR21. The classes keep the loops, segments, lengths and code lists, but not the EDI data formats. Read more in Generate a class from OpenEDI.
Python: datamodel-code-generator. Node.js: openapi-typescript. Java, Go, Rust and C: OpenAPI Generator.
OULR21 structure
Loops and segments of the standard OULR21, with their usage and maximum repeats.
| ID | Name | Usage | Max use |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSH | Message Header | Mandatory | 1 |
| SFT | Software Segment | Optional | >1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | 1 |
| Loop PID | Patient Identification | Optional | 1 |
| PID | Patient Identification | Mandatory | 1 |
| PD1 | Patient Additional Demographic | Optional | 1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| Loop PV1 | Patient Visit | Optional | 1 |
| PV1 | Patient Visit | Mandatory | 1 |
| PV2 | Patient Visit Additional Information | Optional | 1 |
| Loop SAC | Specimen Container Detail | Optional | 1 |
| SAC | Specimen Container Detail | Mandatory | 1 |
| SID | Substance Identifier | Optional | 1 |
| ORC | Common Order | Optional | 1 |
| OBR | Observation Request | Mandatory | 1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| Loop TQ1 | Timing Quantity | Optional | >1 |
| TQ1 | Timing Quantity | Mandatory | 1 |
| TQ2 | Timing Quantity Relationship | Optional | >1 |
| OBX | Observation Result | Optional | 1 |
| TCD | Test Code Detail | Optional | 1 |
| SID | Substance Identifier | Optional | >1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| CTI | Clinical Trial Identification | Optional | >1 |
| DSC | Continuation Pointer | Optional | 1 |