California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
This field identifies the person who assigned the cancer stage.
This data item is to be used for pediatric cases only diagnosed January 1, 1996 and later. It identifies the person who staged the case.
The ACoS states that the managing provider is responsible for staging analytical cases.
The CCR concurs and feels that this applies to non-analytic cases, also.
If the staging has not been done by the provider, the registrar does not have to stage the case.
Enter 0 for not staged.
For patients older than twenty (20), enter 0.
Code |
Description |
0 |
Not staged |
1 |
Managing physician |
2 |
Pathologist |
3 |
Other physician |
4 |
Any combination of 1, 2 or 3 |
5 |
Registrar |
6 |
Any combination of 5 with 1, 2, or 3 |
7 |
Other |
8 |
Staged, individual not specified |
9 |
Unknown if staged |