California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
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Code |
Description |
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00 |
None; no cancer-directed surgery of primary site |
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10 |
Local tumor destruction, NOS Note: without pathology specimen. |
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11 |
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) |
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12 |
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Electrocautery; fulguration Note: Includes use of hot forceps for tumor destruction. |
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13 |
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Cryosurgery |
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14 |
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Laser ablation Note: No specimen sent to pathology from this surgical event. |
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20 |
Local tumor destruction or excision, NOS Note: with pathology specimen. |
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21 |
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) |
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22 |
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Electrocautery |
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23 |
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Cryosurgery |
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24 |
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Laser ablation |
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25 |
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Laser excision |
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26 |
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Polypectomy |
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27 |
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Excisional biopsy Note: Specimen sent to pathology from this surgical event. |
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Procedures coded 30 include, but are not limited to: Anterior resection; Hartmann's operation; Low anterior resection; Partial colectomy, NOS; Rectosigmoidectomy, NOS; Sigmoidectomy. |
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30 |
Wedge or segmental resection; partial proctosigmoidectomy, NOS Note: Also code the colostomy the in the data item Reconstruction/Restoration. Note: Procedures coded 30 include, but are not limited to:
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40 |
Pull through with sphincter preservation (colo-anal anastomosis) Note: Procedures coded 40 include but are not limited to:
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50 |
Total proctectomy Note: Procedures coded 50 include but are not limited to:
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51 |
Total colectomy Note: Removal of the colon from cecum to the rectosigmoid or a portion of the rectum |
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60 |
Combination of 50 and 51 |
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70 |
Colectomy or proctocolectomy with an en bloc resection of other organs; pelvic exenteration Note: En bloc resection is the removal of organs in one piece at one time. Procedures that may be a part of an en bloc resection include, but are not limited to: an oophorectomy and a rectal mucosectomy. Code 70 includes any colectomy (partial, hemicolectomy, or total) with an en bloc resection of any other organs. The other organs may be partially or totally removed. Note: An ileal reservoir which is part of a pelvic exenteration should be coded in the data item Reconstruction/Restoration. |
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80 |
Colectomy, NOS; Proctectomy, NOS |
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90 |
Surgery, NOS |
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99 |
Unknown if cancer-directed surgery performed; death certificate only |
Code |
Description |
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0 |
All margins grossly and microscopically negative |
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1 |
Margins involved, NOS |
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2 |
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Microscopic involvement |
5 |
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Macroscopic involvement |
7 |
Margins not documented |
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8 |
No cancer-directed surgery of primary site |
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9 |
Unknown whether margins were involved or negative; death certificate only |
The pathology report often identifies regional lymph nodes by their anatomic location: colic; mesenteric; peri-/para-/ colic; perirectal; rectal.
The specific regional lymph nodes are:
Superior mesenteric, external iliac and common iliac nodes are distant nodes. Code removal of these nodes under the data item Surgery of Other Regional Site(s), Distant Site(s), or Distant Lymph Node(s).
Code |
Description |
0 |
No regional lymph nodes removed |
1 |
Regional lymph nodes removed, NOS |
9 |
Unknown; not stated; death certificate only |
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Do not code the incidental removal of appendix, gallbladder, or bile ducts. Incidental removal is when an organ is removed for a reason unrelated to the malignancy (gallbladder removed for obvious cholelithiasis).
Code |
Description |
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0 |
None; no surgery to other regional or distant sites |
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1 |
Surgery to other sites or nodes, NOS; unknown if regional or distant |
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2 |
Removal of other regional sites, only |
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3 |
Removal/surgical ablation of single liver metastasis |
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4 |
Removal/surgical ablation of multiple liver metastases |
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5 |
Combination of codes 2 and 3 or 2 and 4 |
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6 |
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Removal of other distant sites or distant lymph nodes, only |
7 |
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Combination of code 6 with 3, 4 or 5 |
8 |
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Combination of code 6 with 3 or 5 |
9 |
Unknown; death certificate only |
Code |
Description |
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0 |
No reconstruction/restoration |
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1 |
Colostomy (permanent) |
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2 |
Ileostomy, NOS |
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3 |
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Without a reservoir or pouch |
4 |
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With an abdominal reservoir or pouch |
5 |
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With an anal reservoir or pouch; artificial sphincter |
9 |
Unknown; not stated; death certificate only |