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T EC - I T B a r c o d e So f t w a re R e f e re n c e
With:
Character Description Data Type Length
+ HIBC Supplier Labeling Flag '+' “+” 1
I Label Identification Code (LIC) Alphanumeric, first
character is a letter 4
P* PCN (Labelers Product or Catalog) Alphanumeric 1 - 13
U Unit of Measure ID Numeric 1
C Check Digit (mod 43) – also used as Link Character in the
Secondary Data Structure.
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Table 21: HIBC LIC - Primary Format
The Secondary Data Structure is defined as
+R*Q*D*B*LC
With:
Character Description Data Type Length
+ HIBC Supplier Labeling Flag '+' “+” 1
R* Quantity/Date Reference Identifier “$”, ”$$”, or 5 digits 1, 2, or
5
Q* Quantity Field Numeric 0, 3, or
6
D* Date Field Numeric 0, or 5-9
B* Lot/Batch/Serial Number Alphanumeric 0-13
L Link Character – conforms to the check digit in the Primary Data
Structure
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C Check Digit (mod 43) 1
Table 22: HIBC LIC - Secondary Format
The Combined Data Structure (Primary and Secondary data structure in one piece) is defined as
+IIIIP*U/R*Q*D*B*C
With the fields as described above and a separator character (“/”) between the Primary and the
Secondary data structure.
6.3.2 Provider Application Standard Formats
The Provider Applications Standard is used for all HIBC PAS bar codes. For a full specification
please refer to the document Health Industry Bar Code: Provider Applications Standard ANSI/HIBC
1.2
– 2006. It may consist of a Single or Split Data Field Format. The split format may be encoded
together in one bar code or split into 2 single symbols.
The Single Data Structure is specified as follows
+/F*G*DDDDDC
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