If 2.3 or higher, PID-13 is an XTN type field. With that there is a component which describes the type of Telecommunication equipment and CP is for Cell Phone.
For backward compatability the first occurence of the field is the primary telephone number (but could be Cell or other). Also the telephone number itself is to be formatted or componetized such as:
(718)428-3333^PRN^PH (PRN for Primary Residence Number; PH for Telephone
or
^PRN^PH^^^718^428^3333
or
(718)428-3333^PRN^PH^^^718^428^3333
The second ocurence then could be
(212)111-1111^ORN^CP (ORN for Other Residence Number; CP for Cellular Phone)
or
^ORN^CP^^^212^111^1111
or
(212)111-1111^ORN^CP^^^212^111^1111.
Check Chapter 2 of the HL/7 specifications for the format of XTN and the recommended codes for Telecommunication Use and Telecommunication Type.
However, most vendors don’t follow the standard very well.
Jim Kosloskey
email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com 29+ years Cloverleaf, 59 years IT - old fart.
