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)
For invasive cancers, dilation and curettage is coded as an incisional biopsy (02) under the data item Surgical Diagnostic and Staging Procedure.
Clarification: Do not code dilation and curettage (D&C) as Surgery of Primary Site for invasive cancers.
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Description |
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00 |
None; no surgery of primary site; autopsy only |
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19 |
Local tumor destruction or excision, NOS Note: Unknown whether a specimen was sent to pathology for surgical events coded 19 (principally for cases diagnosed prior to January 1, 2003). |
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No specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 10-16. |
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10 |
Local tumor destruction, NOS |
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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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Loop Electrocautery Excision Procedure (LEEP) |
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16 |
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Thermal ablation |
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Specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 20-79. |
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20 |
Local tumor excision, NOS; simple excision, NOS Clarification: Procedures in code 20 include but are not limited to: cryosurgery, electrocautery, excisional biopsy, laser ablation, thermal ablation |
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24 |
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Excisional biopsy, NOS |
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25 |
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Polypectomy |
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26 |
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Myomectomy |
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Any combination of 20 or 24, 26 WITH SEER Note: Margins of resection may have microscopic involvement |
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21 |
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Electrocautery |
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22 |
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Cryosurgery |
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23 |
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Laser ablation or excision |
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30 |
Subtotal hysterectomy/supracervical hysterectomy/fundectomy with or without removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies). SEER Note: For these procedures, the cervix is left in place. |
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31 |
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Without tube(s) and ovary(ies) |
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32 |
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With tube(s) and ovary(ies) |
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40 |
Total hysterectomy (simple, pan-) without removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies) Note: Removes both the corpus and cervix uteri. It may also include a portion of the vaginal cuff. |
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50 |
Total hysterectomy (simple, pan-) with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(ies) Note: Removes both the corpus and cervix uteri. It may also include a portion of the vaginal cuff. |
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60 |
Modified radical or extended hysterectomy; radical hysterectomy; extended radical hysterectomy |
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61 |
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Modified radical hysterectomy |
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62 |
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Extended hysterectomy |
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63 |
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Radical hysterectomy; Wertheim procedure SEER Note: Use code 63 for "Type III" hysterectomy |
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64 |
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Extended radical hysterectomy |
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65 |
Hysterectomy, NOS, with or without removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies) |
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66 |
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Without removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies) |
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67 |
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With removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies) |
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75 |
Pelvic exenteration |
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76 |
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Anterior exenteration Note: Includes bladder, distal ureters, and genital organs with their ligamentous attachments and pelvic lymph nodes. SEER Note: Do not code removal of pelvic lymph nodes under Surgical Procedure/Other Site. |
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77 |
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Posterior exenteration Note: Includes rectum and rectosigmoid with ligamentous attachments and pelvic lymph nodes. SEER Note: Do not code removal of pelvic lymph nodes under Surgical Procedure/Other Site |
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78 |
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Total exenteration Note: Includes removal of all pelvic contents and pelvic lymph nodes. SEER Note: Do not code removal of pelvic lymph nodes under Surgical Procedure/Other Site. |
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79 |
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Extended exenteration Note: Includes pelvic blood vessels or bony pelvis. |
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90 |
Surgery, NOS |
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99 |
Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only |
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