California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
Code the sequence in which radiation and surgical procedures were performed as part of the first course of treatment.
Use the appropriate radiation sequence code (2-9) if first course of treatment includes:
Surgery of the Primary Site
Scope of Regional Lymph Node(s)
Surgery of Other Regional Site(s)
Distant Site(s)
Distant Lymph Node(s)
Radiation
For all other cases, use code 0.
Code |
Description |
0 |
NOT APPLICABLE - Treatment did not include both surgery and radiation, or unknown whether both were administered; diagnosed at autopsy |
2 |
RADIATION BEFORE SURGERY |
3 |
RADIATION AFTER SURGERY |
4 |
RADIATION BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER SURGERY Note: At least two courses of radiation therapy must be given to assign code 4. |
5 |
INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION |
6 |
INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION WITH OTHER RADIATION GIVEN BEFORE and/or AFTER SURGERY |
7 |
Surgery both before and after radiation |
9 |
SEQUENCE UNKNOWN, BUT BOTH SURGERY AND RADIATION WERE GIVEN |