diff --git a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
index 90d1884..f660f0f 100644
--- a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
+++ b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ class Parser (Process):
             segment = []
             index = 0;
             _toprows = []
+            _default = None
             for row in file :
                 row = row.replace('\r','')
                 if not segment and not row.startswith(section):
@@ -483,7 +484,9 @@ class Parser (Process):
                     continue
                     
                 elif segment and not row.startswith(section):
-                    
+                    if not _default :
+                        _default =  (self.apply(_toprows,_code))
+                        DEFAULT_VALUE = dict(DEFAULT_VALUE,**_default)
                     segment.append(row)