IV.1.6.1 Pathology Report Identifier Data Items

Coding Instructions:

• Path Reporting Facility ID (1-5)

• This data item identifies the pathology facility that produced the report.

• Refer to the most current California Reporting Facility Codes lists, located on http://www.ccrcal.org.

• Lists are presented in both alphabetical order and order by code.

• Enter the reporting facility's CCR assigned reporting facility code.

• This data item replaces CCR data item, DXRX Report Facility ID, and is required.

• Path Report Numbers (1-5)

• This data item is a unique sequential number assigned by a laboratory to the corresponding pathology report for the case.

• This data item replaces CCR data item, DXRX Report Number, and is required.

• Path Date Specimen Collected (1-5)

• This data item collects the date and time of the specimen collection for the cancer being reported, not the date read or date the report was typed.

• This data item replaces CCR data item, DXRX Report Date, and is required.

• Enter the date and, if available, the time the specimen was collected.

• Path Report Type (1-5)

• This data item describes the type of report transmitted to the cancer registry and may need to be classified at the central cancer registry.

• This data item accommodates information for only one path report.

• If additional path reports were prepared, enter the path report type(s) in Path Report Type 2 through Path Report Type 5.  

• This data item is required by the CCR.

• Consult your software vendor for specific data entry instructions.

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