NABIDH Guide Part 7: NABIDH Code Tables Reference

NABIDH will only accept certain values in certain fields. Those permitted values are published by the Dubai Health Authority as numbered code tables — NAB001, NAB002 and so on. When a message is rejected with a message like “Invalid against NAB002”, this article tells you which list was meant and what it contains.

Pabau translates your data onto these codes automatically. You only need this reference when a delivery is rejected for an unrecognised value, or when you are deciding what to type into a Pabau field so it maps cleanly.

This article is part of the NABIDH guide series:

• Part 1: What is NABIDH and how Pabau connects to it
• Part 2: Connect Pabau to NABIDH
• Part 3: Map your data for NABIDH
• Part 4: Choose which events are sent to NABIDH
• Part 5: Test, monitor and troubleshoot NABIDH deliveries
• Part 6: NABIDH error codes and delivery statuses
• Part 7: NABIDH code tables reference (you are here)

All NABIDH code tables at a glance

Pabau implements 25 code tables covering 1,281 values, transcribed from the NABIDH Inbound HL7 v2.5.1 specification (v5.1).

Table	HL7 field	What it covers	Values
NAB001	PID-8	Gender	3
NAB002	PID-16	Marital status	10
NAB003	PID-17	Religion	32
NAB006	PV1-2	Patient class	5
NAB007	PV1-4	Admission type	8
NAB008	PV1-10	Hospital service (specialty)	48
NAB010	PV1-14	Admit source	10
NAB012	PV1-36	Discharge disposition	15
NAB019	ORC-28	Confidentiality code	9
NAB022	RXR-1	Route of administration	91
NAB023	RXR-2	Administration site	54
NAB024	PID-15	Primary language	409
NAB025	TXA-17	Document completion status	7
NAB026	TXA-19	Document availability status	4
NAB031	ORC-5	Order status	9
NAB032	ORC-29	Order type	6
NAB035	TXA-2	Document type	12
NAB037	OBX-2	Value type	3
NAB038	PID-28	Nationality	198
NAB039	PID-11.6	Country (address)	239
NAB041	NK1-3	Relationship	32
NAB042	AL1-2	Allergen type	9
NAB046	PID-5.14	Profession	25
NAB047	PID-11.4	Emirate (address state)	9
NAB048	PV1-3.1	Point of care (assigned location)	34

How Pabau handles a value it cannot map

When a Pabau value does not match anything in the table, the behaviour depends on the field:

• The field is required and the table has an “unknown” code — Pabau sends that code, and the message is still accepted. NABIDH does not spell it the same way in every table: NAB002 uses U, NAB003 uses VAR, and NAB038 uses UNK.
• The table allows free text — for example NAB035 (document type). The value is passed through as written and NABIDH displays it as-is.
• Neither applies — the delivery is rejected and the response names the table. Correct the value in Pabau using the lists below.

Patient demographics

NAB001 — Gender

HL7 field: PID-8  ·  Values: 3

Where Pabau gets it: The gender on the client card. Male and female map to M and F; anything else sends U.

Code	Meaning
F	Female
M	Male
U	Unknown

NAB002 — Marital status

HL7 field: PID-16  ·  Values: 10  ·  Unknown fallback: U

Where Pabau gets it: The marital-status field on the client card. Unmapped values fall back to U (Unknown).

Code	Meaning
A	Separated
B	Unmarried
D	Divorced
E	Legally Separated
M	Married
N	Annulled
O	Other
S	Single
U	Unknown
W	Widowed

NAB003 — Religion

HL7 field: PID-17  ·  Values: 32  ·  Unknown fallback: VAR

Where Pabau gets it: A client custom field bound to PID.17 on the Mapping tab. Unmapped values fall back to VAR.

Code	Meaning
BMA	Buddhist: Mahayana
BTH	Buddhist: Theravada
BUD	Buddhist
CAT	Christian: Roman Catholic
CHR	Christian
ERL	Ethnic Religionist
HIN	Hindu
HOT	Hindu: Other
MOS	Muslim
MOT	Muslim: Other
MSH	Muslim: Shiite
MSU	Muslim: Sunni
OTH	Other
SIK	Sikh
VAR	Unknown
PRE	Christian: Presbyterian
LUT	Christian: Lutheran
BAP	Christian: Baptist
JEW	Jewish
CHS	Christian: Christian Science
EPI	Christian: Episcopalian
GRE	Christian: Greek Orthodox
MEN	Christian: Mennonite
MET	Christian: Methodist
NAZ	Christian: Church of the Nazarene
PEN	Christian: Pentecostal
PRO	Christian: Protestant
SEV	Christian: Seventh Day Adventist
UNU	Christian: Unitarian Universalist
SHN	Shintoist
ANG	Christian: Anglican
JAI	Jain

NAB024 — Primary language

HL7 field: PID-15  ·  Values: 409

Where Pabau gets it: The client’s language preference.

This is one of three lists that follow international standards and run to hundreds of entries, so the most commonly used values in Dubai are shown here. Any value from the full DHA list is accepted.

Code	Meaning
ENG	English
ARA	Arabic
URD	Urdu
HIN	Hindi
PER	Persian
FRE	French
RUS	Russian
TGL	Tagalog
MAL	Malayalam
TAM	Tamil
BEN	Bengali
GER	German
SPA	Spanish
CHI	Chinese
UNK	Unknown

Showing 15 of 409 values. The complete list is in section 6 of the NABIDH Inbound HL7 v2.5.1 specification.

NAB038 — Nationality

HL7 field: PID-28  ·  Values: 198  ·  Unknown fallback: UNK

Where Pabau gets it: A client custom field bound to PID.28. Unmapped values fall back to UNK.

This is one of three lists that follow international standards and run to hundreds of entries, so the most commonly used values in Dubai are shown here. Any value from the full DHA list is accepted.

Code	Meaning
Emirati	United Arab Emirates
Indian	India
Pakistani	Pakistan
Philippine	Philippines
British	United Kingdom
Egyptian	Egypt
Bangladeshi	Bangladesh
Jordanian	Jordan
Syrian	Syrian Arab Republic
Lebanese	Lebanon
American	United States of America
Sudanese	Sudan
Sri Lankan	Sri Lanka
Nepalese	Nepal
UNK	Unknown

Showing 15 of 198 values. The complete list is in section 6 of the NABIDH Inbound HL7 v2.5.1 specification.

NAB039 — Country (address)

HL7 field: PID-11.6  ·  Values: 239

Where Pabau gets it: The country on the client’s address.

This is one of three lists that follow international standards and run to hundreds of entries, so the most commonly used values in Dubai are shown here. Any value from the full DHA list is accepted.

Code	Meaning
784	United Arab Emirates
356	India
586	Pakistan
608	Philippines
818	Egypt
050	Bangladesh
400	Jordan
760	Syrian Arab Republic
729	Sudan
144	Sri Lanka
524	Nepal
840	United States of America
682	Saudi Arabia
512	Oman
634	Qatar
001	Other

Showing 16 of 239 values. The complete list is in section 6 of the NABIDH Inbound HL7 v2.5.1 specification.

NAB047 — Emirate (address state)

HL7 field: PID-11.4  ·  Values: 9

Where Pabau gets it: The county/state field on the client’s address.

Code	Meaning
Dubai	Dubai
Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Sharjah	Sharjah
Fujairah	Fujairah
Ras Al khaimah	Ras Al khaimah
Umm Al Quwain	Umm Al Quwain
Ajman	Ajman
Others	Others
Unknown	Unknown

NAB046 — Profession

HL7 field: PID-5.14  ·  Values: 25

Where Pabau gets it: A client custom field bound to the profession element.

Code	Meaning
Agriculture	Agriculture
Airlines	Airlines
Healthcare and medicine	Healthcare and medicine
Arts and entertainment	Arts and entertainment
Banking and Finance	Banking and Finance
Blue Collar	Blue Collar
Business	Business
Consultant	Consultant
Home Maker	Home Maker
Hospitality	Hospitality
IT Professional	IT Professional
Lawyer	Lawyer
Media	Media
Mining	Mining
Other	Other
Research	Research
Retired	Retired
Road Transport	Road Transport
Science and technology	Science and technology
Shipping	Shipping
Skilled Labor	Skilled Labor
Sports	Sports
Student	Student
Teacher	Teacher
Unknown	Unknown

NAB041 — Relationship

HL7 field: NK1-3  ·  Values: 32

Where Pabau gets it: The relationship type on a client’s related contact. Unmapped values default to OTH.

Code	Meaning
ASC	Associate
BRO	Brother
CGV	Care giver
CHD	Child
DEP	Handicapped dependent
DOM	Life partner
EMC	Emergency contact
EME	Employee
EMR	Employer
EXF	Extended family
FCH	Foster child
FND	Friend
FTH	Father
GCH	Grandchild
GRD	Guardian
GRP	Grandparent
MGR	Manager
MTH	Mother
NCH	Natural child
NON	None
OAD	Other adult
OTH	Other
OWN	Owner
PAR	Parent
SCH	Stepchild
SEL	Self
SIB	Sibling
SIS	Sister
SPO	Spouse
TRA	Trainer
UNK	Unknown
WRD	Ward of court

Visits and appointments

NAB006 — Patient class

HL7 field: PV1-2  ·  Values: 5

Where Pabau gets it: Derived from the appointment type.

Code	Meaning
E	Emergency
I	Inpatient
N	Not Applicable
O	Outpatient
P	Preadmit

NAB007 — Admission type

HL7 field: PV1-4  ·  Values: 8

Where Pabau gets it: Derived from the booking, or an appointment custom field bound to PV1.4.

Code	Meaning
A	Accident
C	Elective
E	Emergency
L	Labor and Delivery
N	Newborn (Birth in healthcare facility)
R	Routine
U	Urgent
O	Other

NAB008 — Hospital service (specialty)

HL7 field: PV1-10  ·  Values: 48

Where Pabau gets it: Set per service in Setup → Services → Edit → NABIDH specialty.

Code	Meaning
ALG	Allergy
IMM	Immunology
ANE	Anesthesiology
ANT	Antenatal
AUD	Audiology
BAR	Bariatric Medicine
CAR	Cardiology
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
DER	Dermatology
END	Endocrinology
ENT	E.N.T.
DIA	Diabetes
MET	Metabolism
EMM	Emergency Medicine
FAP	Family Medicine
GEP	General & Lap Surgery
GER	Geriatrics
INM	Internal Medicine
MGE	Medical Genetics
NEU	Neurology
GYN	Gynaecology
OBS	Obstetrics
ONC	Onco Surgery or Onco Medical
OPH	Ophthalmology
ORT	Orthopedics
OTO	Otolaryngology
PAT	Pathology
PED	Neonatology & Pediatric
PMR	Physiotherapy
PRM	Preventive Medicine
PSY	Psychiatry or Psychology
RAD	Radiology
SUR	Surgery
URO	Urology
DEN	Dental
OTH	Other Medical
NEP	Nephrology
PUL	Pulmonology
RHE	Rheumatology
NEO	Neonatology
DIE	Dietician or Diet
THE	Any kind of Therapy, Speech, Audiology etc
CCM	Critical Care Medicine
VAS	Vascular Surgery
OCC	Occupational Medicine
CTV	Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery
LAS	Laser Hair Removal
LAC	Lactation Consultant

NAB010 — Admit source

HL7 field: PV1-14  ·  Values: 10

Where Pabau gets it: An appointment custom field bound to PV1.14.

Code	Meaning
1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room
8	Court/law enforcement
9	Information not available
P	Patient/Self Referral

NAB012 — Discharge disposition

HL7 field: PV1-36  ·  Values: 15

Where Pabau gets it: An appointment custom field bound to PV1.36.

Code	Meaning
ABD	Absconded
DID	Death In Department
DEC	Deceased
DWO	Discharged Absent w/o Leave
DAM	Discharged Against Medical Advice
DTA	Discharged Transfer to Acute Care
DTN	Discharged Transfer to Non-Acute Care
DWI	Discharged w/ Approval
DOA	Dead on Arrival
EDD	ED Dismiss
HOM	Home
LBR	Left before Registration/Payment
DNR	Normal Discharge
NDD	Not Discharged
TOH	Transfer to other Hospital

NAB048 — Point of care (assigned location)

HL7 field: PV1-3.1  ·  Values: 34

Where Pabau gets it: The Pabau location name on the booking — it must match a NAB048 value.

Code	Meaning
Ambulatory Care	Ambulatory Care
Burns Ward	Burns Ward
Cath Lab	Cath Lab
Consultation	Consultation
Critical Care Unit (CCU)	Critical Care Unit (CCU)
Daycare	Daycare
Dental Clinic	Dental Clinic
Diagnostics Tests	Diagnostics Tests
Dialysis Unit	Dialysis Unit
Emergency	Emergency
Endoscopy	Endoscopy
Follow up Visit	Follow up Visit
General Ward	General Ward
High Dependency Unit (HDU)	High Dependency Unit (HDU)
Infusion	Infusion
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)	Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Isolation Ward	Isolation Ward
Labor Ward	Labor Ward
Laboratory Tests	Laboratory Tests
Maternity Ward	Maternity Ward
Medical Dressing	Medical Dressing
Medical Ward	Medical Ward
Nebulization	Nebulization
Nephrology Ward	Nephrology Ward
Neurology Ward	Neurology Ward
Oncology Ward	Oncology Ward
Orthopedics Ward	Orthopedics Ward
Other Wards/Units	Other Wards/Units
Pediatrics Ward	Pediatrics Ward
Physiotherapy	Physiotherapy
Radiology Tests	Radiology Tests
Surgical Ward	Surgical Ward
Urology Ward	Urology Ward
Vaccination	Vaccination

Allergies

NAB042 — Allergen type

HL7 field: AL1-2  ·  Values: 9

Where Pabau gets it: The allergy type on the client card. Unmapped types default to DA (Drug allergy).

Code	Meaning
DA	Drug allergy
FA	Food allergy
MA	Miscellaneous allergy
MC	Miscellaneous contraindication
EA	Environmental Allergy
AA	Animal Allergy
PA	Plant Allergy
LA	Pollen Allergy
OT	Other

Prescriptions

NAB022 — Route of administration

HL7 field: RXR-1  ·  Values: 91

Where Pabau gets it: The route text on the prescription (oral, topical, …).

Code	Meaning
ROA000	N/A
ROA001	Dental
ROA002	Dental Infiltration Inj. Dental Block
ROA003	Dental Injection
ROA007	Epidural
ROA009	Epidural Peripheral Nerve Blocks Caudal
ROA010	External
ROA011	Genital
ROA012	IM
ROA032	Implant
ROA033	Infiltration Dental Block
ROA034	Inhalation
ROA036	Intra-Amniotic
ROA037	Intra-Articular
ROA039	Intracavernosal
ROA040	Intracervical
ROA041	Intragluteally
ROA042	Intra-Mastitis
ROA043	Intrammamary
ROA045	Intra-Periodontal Pocket
ROA046	Intra-Peritoneal
ROA047	Intratracheal
ROA048	Intrauterin
ROA049	Intravaginal
ROA050	Intra-Vesically
ROA051	IV
ROA052	IV Catheter
ROA053	IV Infusion
ROA064	Local Oral
ROA065	Local Oral Dental
ROA067	Nasal
ROA071	Nebulisation
ROA072	Ocular
ROA074	Oral
ROA075	Oral Inhalation
ROA083	Orally Tube Feeding
ROA084	Otic
ROA085	Parenteral
ROA087	Peritoneal Dialysis
ROA088	Rectal
ROA089	SC
ROA090	Spinal
ROA091	Sublingual
ROA092	Topical
ROA093	Topical Annal
ROA094	Topical- Scalp
ROA095	Transdermal
ROA096	Transmucosal
ROA097	Vaginal
ROA100	Urethral
ROA101	Miscellaneous
ROA103	Subarachnoid
ROA107	Intrathecal
ROA108	Intraocular
ROA109	Intracardiac
ROA112	Intradermal
ROA114	Intraventricular
ROA115	Submucosal
ROA123	Intrapleural
ROA133	Infiltration
ROA141	Irrigation
ROA147	Subdermal
ROA148	Buccal
ROA159	Arteriovenous
ROA160	Central Nerve Block
ROA161	Deep Sc
ROA162	Dermal
ROA163	Endotracheal
ROA164	Iliohypogastric (Nerve Block)
ROA165	Ilionguinal
ROA166	Intra-Arterial
ROA167	Intrabursal
ROA168	Intracavitiry
ROA169	Intralesional
ROA170	Intramedullarily
ROA171	Intraosseous
ROA172	Intra-Pulmonary
ROA173	Intraspinal
ROA174	Intrasublesional
ROA175	Intrasynovial
ROA176	IV Bolus
ROA177	Orofacial
ROA178	Oropharyngeal
ROA179	Perianal
ROA180	Periarticular
ROA181	Peribulbar
ROA182	Peripheral Nerve Block
ROA183	Subconjunctival
ROA184	Sympathetic Nerve Block
ROA185	Transcervical
ROA192	Cardiac Perfusion

NAB023 — Administration site

HL7 field: RXR-2  ·  Values: 54

Where Pabau gets it: Pabau does not record one, so the encoder sends OTH (Others).

Code	Meaning
BE	Bilateral Ears
BN	Bilateral Nares
BU	Buttock
CT	Chest Tube
LA	Left Arm
LAC	Left Anterior Chest
LACF	Left Antecubital Fossa
LD	Left Deltoid
LE	Left Ear
LEJ	Left External Jugular
LF	Left Foot
LG	Left Gluteus Medius
LH	Left Hand
LIJ	Left Internal Jugular
LLAQ	Left Lower Abd Quadrant
LLFA	Left Lower Forearm
LMFA	Left Mid Forearm
LN	Left Naris
LPC	Left Posterior Chest
LSC	Left Subclavian
LT	Left Thigh
LUA	Left Upper Arm
LUAQ	Left Upper Abd Quadrant
LUFA	Left Upper Forearm
LVG	Left Ventragluteal
LVL	Left Vastus Lateralis
NB	Nebulized
OD	Right Eye
OS	Left Eye
OU	Bilateral Eyes
PA	Perianal
PERIN	Perineal
RA	Right Arm
RAC	Right Anterior Chest
RACF	Right Antecubital Fossa
RD	Right Deltoid
RE	Right Ear
REJ	Right External Jugular
RF	Right Foot
RG	Right Gluteus Medius
RH	Right Hand
RIJ	Right Internal Jugular
RLAQ	Rt Lower Abd Quadrant
RLFA	Right Lower Forearm
RMFA	Right Mid Forearm
RN	Right Naris
RPC	Right Posterior Chest
RSC	Right Subclavian
RT	Right Thigh
RUA	Right Upper Arm
RUAQ	Right Upper Abd Quadrant
RUFA	Right Upper Forearm
RVG	Right Ventragluteal
OTH	Others

NAB031 — Order status

HL7 field: ORC-5  ·  Values: 9

Where Pabau gets it: Derived from the prescription state.

Code	Meaning
A	Some, but not all, results available
CA	Order was canceled
CM	Order is completed
DC	Order was discontinued
ER	Error, order not found
HD	Order is on hold
IP	In process, unspecified
RP	Order has been replaced
SC	In process, scheduled

NAB019 — Confidentiality code

HL7 field: ORC-28  ·  Values: 9

Where Pabau gets it: Derived from the record’s confidentiality setting.

Code	Meaning
V	Very restricted
R	Restricted
U	Usual control
EMP	Employee
VIP	Very important person or celebrity
PSY	Psychiatric patient
AID	AIDS patient
HIV	HIV(+) patient
ETH	Alcohol/drug treatment patient

NAB032 — Order type

HL7 field: ORC-29  ·  Values: 6

Where Pabau gets it: Derived from the order context (inpatient / outpatient).

Code	Meaning
LAB	Lab orders / results
MED	Medication orders
OBS	Observations
RAD	Radiology orders / results
VXU	Vaccines
OTH	Everything else

Documents

NAB035 — Document type

HL7 field: TXA-2  ·  Values: 12

Where Pabau gets it: The Pabau document or letter type. Unlisted values are passed through verbatim rather than rejected.

Code	Meaning
OE	Outpatient Encounter - Summary
ED	Emergency Encounter - Summary
DS	Discharge Summary
DM	Discharge Summary - Maternal
DN	Discharge Summary - NewBorn
CD	Cardio Diagnostics
HP	History and Physical Examination
OP	Operative Report
PN	Procedure Note
CP	Care Plan Summary
TS	Transfer Summary
DE	Death Summary

NAB025 — Document completion status

HL7 field: TXA-17  ·  Values: 7

Where Pabau gets it: Derived from the document state.

Code	Meaning
AU	Authenticated
DI	Dictated
DO	Documented
IN	Incomplete
IP	In Progress
LA	Legally authenticated
PA	Pre-authenticated

NAB026 — Document availability status

HL7 field: TXA-19  ·  Values: 4

Where Pabau gets it: Derived from the document state.

Code	Meaning
AV	Available for patient care
CA	Deleted
OB	Obsolete
UN	Unavailable for patient care

Observations and lab results

NAB037 — Value type

HL7 field: OBX-2  ·  Values: 3

Where Pabau gets it: Derived automatically from the result value (numeric → NM, text → ST).

Code	Meaning
ED	Encapsulated Data Field Type
NM	Numeric Field Type
ST	String Data. Field Type

Two lists that are not NABIDH code tables

Two required fields draw on outside standards rather than a NAB table, and are worth knowing because they are common rejection causes:

• Emirates ID (PID-19) — must be 784 followed by 12 digits. Tourists, newborns and unidentified patients use fifteen 1s. The year embedded in the Emirates ID must match the client’s date of birth, or NABIDH rejects it.
• Sheryan provider ID — the 8-digit DHA licence number for each clinician, held in the Sheryan provider ID team custom field. It appears in PV1-7, ORC-12 and TXA-5, so a missing one blocks visits, prescriptions and documents alike.