California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
The Collaborative Stage (CS) Site-Specific Factor items are intended to code biomarkers and prognostic factors that have an effect on stage or survival. This applies to cases diagnosed January 1, 2016 and forward.
Access the most current version of the Collaborative Stage Data Collection System Manual and Coding Instructions from SEER for rules, site-specific codes, and coding structures.
Refer to Volume 1, Appendix Y, for the list of CS Site-Specific Factors required by the CCR by schema.
Enter code 988 for CS SSF data items not required by the CCR.
Enter code 999 for data items required by the CCR with an unknown value.
For historical coding instructions, please access the version of the California Cancer Reporting Standards, Volume I corresponding to the date of diagnosis in the abstract. Volume I can be accessed at http://www.ccrcal.org/Cancer_Reporting/Registrar_Resources/Reporting_Cancer_Cal.shtml.