C240 Characteristic description

Composite elementInteractive

To provide a description of a characteristic.

Elements

Position	Element	Name		Type	Min/Max	Repeat

C240-10	7037	Characteristic description code	Mandatory	Alphanumeric	1/17	1
C240-20	1131	Code list identification code	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/17	1
C240-30	3055	Code list responsible agency code	Opt	ID	1/3	1
C240-40	7036	Characteristic description	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/35	1
C240-50	7036	Characteristic description	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/35	1

ID7037NameCharacteristic description codeLength1/17