California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
This data item is used to explain why there is no appropriate value in the corresponding date field.
Depending on the registry software, these codes may be applied in the background and may not be apparent to the registrar.
Since only actual known dates are entered in interoperable date items, flags are used to explain the reason the date field is blank.
Code |
Description |
10 |
Unknown whether a surgical diagnostic or staging procedure was performed |
11 |
No surgical diagnostic or stating procedure was performed |
12 |
Date cannot be determined for surgical diagnostic or staging performed |
Blank |
Full or partial date recorded |