Patient Address

Patient address information is complex and includes many fields. The structures differ slightly between V2, CDA and FHIR.

Sample HL7 V2

The following table outlines HL7 V2 Patient address information. Additional details can be viewed here.

Field	Length	Data Type	Optionality	Repeatability (No (-) or Unlimited (∞))	Table (Additional Values)
PID.11.1 Street Address	184	SAD	O	-	Street
PID.11.2 - Other Designation	120	ST	O	-
PID.11.3 - City	50	ST	O	-	City
PID.11.4 - State or Province	50	ST	O	-	State
PID.11.5 - Zip or Postal Code	12	ST	O	-	ZipCode
PID.11.6 - Country	3	ID	O	-	0399
PID.11.7 - Address Type	3	ID	O	-	0190
PID.11.8 - Other Geographic Designation	50	ST	O	-
PID.11.9 - County/Parish Code	20	IS	O	-	0289
PID.11.10 - Census Tract	20	IS	O	-	0288
PID.11.11 - Address Representation Code	1	ID	O	-	0465
PID.11.12 - Address Validity Range	53	DR	B	-
PID.11.13 - Effective Date	26	TS	O	-
PID.11.14 - Expiration Date	26	TS	O	-

Handling Multiple Addresses

The key for including multiple addresses is to distinguish them correctly. Each address should have an address type (PID-11.7) and a prior address would include an expiration date: PID-11.14.

The below table describes HL7 V2 Values for Address type.

Value	Description
B	Firm/Business
BA	Bad address
BDL	Birth delivery location (address where birth occurred)
BR	Residence at birth (home address at time of birth)
C	Current or Temporary
F	Country of Origin
H	Home
L	Legal Address
M	Mailing
N	Birth (nee) (birth address, not otherwise specified)
O	Office
P	Permanent
RH	Registry home. Refers to the information system, typically managed by a public health agency, that stores patient information such as immunization histories or cancer data, regardless of where the patient obtains services.