BHT

Beginning of Hierarchical Transaction

Pos: 020	Max: 1
Heading - Mandatory
Loop: N/A	Elements: 5

Ref

Id

Element Name

Req

Type

Min/Max

Usage

BHT01

1005

Hierarchical Structure Code
Description: Code indicating the hierarchical application structure of a transaction set that utilizes the HL segment to define the structure of the transaction set
Use this code to specify the sequence of hierarchical levels that may appear in the transaction set. This code only indicates the sequence of the levels, not the requirement that all levels be present. For example, if code “0022" is used, the dependent level may or may not be present for each subscriber.

M

ID

4/4

Required

Code

Name

0022

Information Source, Information Receiver, Subscriber, Dependent

BHT02

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code
Description: Code identifying purpose of transaction set

M

ID

2/2

Required

Code

Name

11

Response

BHT03

127

Reference Identification
Description: Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Industry: Submitter Transaction Identifier
This element is only to be used if the transaction is processed in Real Time. This element is to be used to trace the transaction from one point to the next point, such as when the transaction is passed from one clearinghouse to another clearinghouse. This identifier is to be the identifier received in the BHT03 of the corresponding 270 transaction. This identifier is not to be passed through the complete life of the transaction, rather replaced with the identifier received in the 270. All recipients of Real Time 270 transactions are required to return the Submitter Transaction Identifier in their 271 response.

O

AN

1/30

Situational

BHT04

373

Date
Description: Date expressed as CCYYMMDD
Industry: Transaction Set Creation Date
Use this date for the date the transaction set was generated.

O

DT

8/8

Required

BHT05

337

Time
Description: Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
Industry: Transaction Set Creation Time
Use this time for the time the transaction set was generated.

O

TM

4/8

Required

1.

BHT03 is the number assigned by the originator to identify the transaction within the originator's business application system.

2.

BHT04 is the date the transaction was created within the business application system.

3.

BHT05 is the time the transaction was created within the business application system.

Notes:

1. Use this required segment to start the transaction set and indicate the sequence of the hierarchical levels of information that will follow in Table 2.

Example:

BHT*0022*11*199800114000001*19980101*1401~