California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
(Except for M-9727, 9732, 9741-9742, 9762-9809, 9832, 9840-9931, 9945-9946, 9950-9967, 9975-9992)
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Description |
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00 |
None; no cancer-directed surgery of primary site; autopsy only |
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No specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 10-16. |
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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 |
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15 |
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Intravesical therapy |
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16 |
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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) or other immunotherapy Note: Also code the introduction of immunotherapy in the immunotherapy items. If immunotherapy is followed by surgery of the type coded in 20-80, code that surgery instead and code the immunotherapy only as immunotherapy. Clarification: Use code 16 if local tumor destruction occurs via the use of BCG and more extensive surgery is not performed. When BCG is administered via Intravesical Therapy, also use code 16. In addition, also code the item under "Immunotherapy" as code 01. SEER Note: Code BCG as both surgery and immunotherapy. |
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Specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 20-80. |
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20 |
Local tumor excision, NOS |
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26 |
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Polypectomy |
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27 |
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Excisional biopsy Note: Any combination of 20 or 26-27 WITH Clarification: the following codes INCLUDE local tumor excision, polypectomy or excisional biopsy SEER Note: Code TURB as 27 |
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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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30 |
Partial cystectomy |
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50 |
Simple/total/complete cystectomy |
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60 |
Radical cystectomy (male only) SEER Note: Use code 71 for cystoprostatectomy. |
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61 |
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Radical cystectomy PLUS ileal conduit |
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62 |
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Radical cystectomy PLUS continent reservoir or pouch, NOS |
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63 |
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Radical cystectomy PLUS abdominal pouch (cutaneous) |
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64 |
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Radical cystectomy PLUS in situ pouch (orthotopic) Note: When the procedure is described as a pelvic exenteration for males, but the prostate is not removed, the surgery should be coded as a cystectomy (code 60-64). |
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70 |
Pelvic exenteration, NOS |
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71 |
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Radical cystectomy (female only); anterior exenteration Note: For females, includes removal of bladder, uterus, ovaries, entire vaginal wall, and entire urethra. For males, includes removal of the prostate. When a procedure is described as a pelvic exenteration for males, but the prostate is not removed, the surgery should be coded as a cystectomy (code 60-64). SEER Note: Use code 71 for cystoprostatectomy |
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72 |
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Posterior exenteration Note: For females, also includes removal of vagina, rectum and anus. For males, also includes prostate, rectum and anus. |
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73 |
Total exenteration Note: Includes all tissue and organs removed for an anterior and posterior exenteration. SEER Note: Includes removal of all pelvic contents and pelvic lymph nodes. The lymph node dissection should also be coded under Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery (NAACCR item # 1292). |
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74
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Extended exenteration Note: Includes pelvic blood vessels or bony pelvis. |
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80 |
Cystectomy, NOS |
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90 |
Surgery, NOS |
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99 |
Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only |