AL1 Segment

Field Description Type Usage Notes/Comments
AL1-1

Set ID - AL1

SI R
AL1-2

Allergen Type Code

CWE R

Preferred values from HL7 Table 0127

AL1-3

Allergen Code/Mnemonic/Description

CWE R

RxNorm is preferred for medication allergens. Uncoded allergens and allergens coded with local coding systems are accepted, but a canonical coding system is strongly preferred. (RxNorm, SNOMED, etc.)

AL1-4

Allergy Severity Code

CWE O
AL1-5

Allergy Reaction Code

ST O
AL1-6

Identification Date

DT O