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SEER Cause of Death Recode 1969+ (9/17/2004)

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The information provided in this table is also available in an ASCII text file (semi-colons are used as the delimiters).
To see how this variable is used in SEER publications and to read about other cause of death recode variables, please see SEER Cause of Death Recode.

Ranges that changed between this and the previous version are shown in bold text.

For ICD-8 (1968-1978), All Malignant Cancers is defined as 140-207. Individual ICD-8 cancer codes are converted to ICD-9 prior to creating this variable.

Cancer Causes of Death
Cancer Causes of Death ICD-9
(1979-1998) #		 ICD-10
(1999+) #		 Recode
All Malignant Cancers
140-208, 238.6 C00-C97 --
Oral Cavity and Pharynx
     Lip
140 C00 20010
     Tongue
141 C01-C02 20020
     Salivary Gland
142 C07-C08 20030
     Floor of Mouth
144 C04 20040
     Gum and Other Mouth
143, 145 C03, C05-C06 20050
     Nasopharynx
147 C11 20060
     Tonsil
146.0-146.2 C09 20070
     Oropharynx
146.3-146.9 C10 20080
     Hypopharynx
148 C12-C13 20090
     Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx
149 C14 20100
Digestive System
     Esophagus
150 C15 21010
     Stomach
151 C16 21020
     Small Intestine
152 C17 21030
     Colon and Rectum
         Colon excluding Rectum
153, 159.0 C18, C26.0 21040
         Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction
154.0-154.1 C19-C20 21050
     Anus, Anal Canal and Anorectum
154.2-154.3, 154.8 C21 21060
     Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct
         Liver
155.0, 155.2 C22.0, C22.2-C22.4, C22.7, C22.9 21071
         Intrahepatic Bile Duct
155.1 C22.1 21072
     Gallbladder
156.0 C23 21080
     Other Biliary
156.1-156.2, 156.8-156.9 C24 21090
     Pancreas
157 C25 21100
     Retroperitoneum
158.0 C48.0 21110
     Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery
158.8-158.9 C45.1+, C48.1-C48.2 21120
     Other Digestive Organs
159.8-159.9 C26.8-C26.9, C48.8 21130
Respiratory System
     Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear
160 C30-C31 22010
     Larynx
161 C32 22020
     Lung and Bronchus
162.2-162.5, 162.8-162.9 C34 22030
     Pleura
163 C38.4, C45.0+ 22050
     Trachea, Mediastinum and Other Respiratory Organs
162.0, 164.2-164.3, 164.8-164.9, 165 C33, C38.1-C38.3, C38.8, C39 22060
Bones and Joints
170 C40-C41 23000
Soft Tissue including Heart$
164.1, 171 C47, C49, C38.0, C45.2+ 24000
Skin excluding Basal and Squamous
     Melanoma of the Skin
172 C43 25010
     Other Non-Epithelial Skin
173 C44, C46+ 25020
Breast
174-175 C50 26000
Female Genital System
     Cervix Uteri
180 C53 27010
     Corpus and Uterus, NOS
         Corpus Uteri
182 C54 27020
         Uterus, NOS
179 C55 27030
     Ovary
183.0 C56 27040
     Vagina
184.0 C52 27050
     Vulva
184.1-184.4 C51 27060
     Other Female Genital Organs
181, 183.2-183.5, 183.8-183.9, 184.8-184.9 C57-C58 27070
Male Genital System
     Prostate
185 C61 28010
     Testis
186 C62 28020
     Penis
187.1-187.4 C60 28030
     Other Male Genital Organs
187.5-187.9 C63 28040
Urinary System
     Urinary Bladder
188 C67 29010
     Kidney and Renal Pelvis
189.0-189.1 C64-C65 29020
     Ureter
189.2 C66 29030
     Other Urinary Organs
189.3-189.4, 189.8-189.9 C68 29040
Eye and Orbit
190 C69 30000
Brain and Other Nervous System
191, 192 C70, C71, C72 31010
Endocrine System
     Thyroid
193 C73 32010
     Other Endocrine including Thymus$
164.0, 194 C37, C74-C75 32020
Lymphoma
     Hodgkin Lymphoma
201 C81 33010
     Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
200, 202.0-202.2, 202.8-202.9 C82-C85, C96.3 33040
Myeloma
203.0, 238.6 C90.0, C90.2 34000
Leukemia
     Lymphocytic Leukemia
         Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
204.0 C91.0 35011
         Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
204.1 C91.1 35012
         Other Lymphocytic Leukemia
202.4, 204.2, 204.8-204.9 C91.2-C91.4, C91.7, C91.9 35013
     Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia
         Acute myeloid
205.0, 207.0, 207.2 C92.0, C92.4-C92.5, C94.0, C94.2 35021
         Acute Monocytic Leukemia
206.0 C93.0 35031
         Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
205.1 C92.1 35022
         Other Myeloid/Monocytic Leukemia
205.2-205.3, 205.8-205.9, 206.1-206.2, 206.8-206.9 C92.2-C92.3, C92.7, C92.9, C93.1-C93.2, C93.7, C93.9 35023
     Other Leukemia
         Other Acute Leukemia
208.0 C94.4, C94.5, C95.0 35041
         Aleukemic, subleukemic and NOS
203.1, 207.1, 207.8, 208.1-208.2, 208.8-208.9 C90.1, C91.5, C94.1, C94.3, C94.7, C95.1, C95.2, C95.7, C95.9 35043
Mesothelioma (ICD-10 only)+
N/A C45+ 36010
Kaposi Sarcoma (ICD-10 only)+
N/A C46+ 36020
Miscellaneous Malignant Cancer
159.1, 195-199, 202.3, 202.5-202.6, 203.8 C26.1, C45.7+, C45.9+, C76-C80, C88, C96.0-C96.2, C96.7, C96.9, C97 37000

Non-Cancer Causes of Death
Non-Cancer Causes of Death ICD-8
(1968-1978) #		 ICD-9
(1979-1998) #		 ICD-10
(1999+) #		 Recode
In situ, benign or unknown behavior neoplasm
208-239 210-237, 238.0-238.5, 238.7-238.9, 239 D00-D48 38000
Tuberculosis
010-018 010-018 A15-A19 50000
Syphilis
090-097 090-097 A50-A53 50010
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (1987+)
N/A 042-044 B20-B24 50040%
Septicemia
038 038 A40-A41 50030
Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
001-009, 020-037, 039-043, 045-065, 067-076, 078-089, 098-130.1, 130.3-136 001-009, 020-037, 039-041, 045-088, 098-139 A00-A09, A20-A33, A35-A39, A42-A49, A54-B19, B25-B99 50040%
Diabetes Mellitus
250 250 E10-E14 50050
Alzheimers (ICD-9 and 10 only)
N/A 331.0 G30 50051
Diseases of Heart
390-398, 402, 404, 410-429 390-398, 402, 404, 410-429 I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51 50060
Hypertension without Heart Disease
400-401, 403 401, 403 I10, I12 50070
Cerebrovascular Diseases
430-438 430-438 I60-I69 50080
Atherosclerosis
440 440 I70 50090
Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection
441 441 I71 50100
Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries
442-448 442-448 I72-I78 50110
Pneumonia and Influenza
470-474, 480-486 480-487 J10-J18 50120
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Cond
490-493, 519.3 490-496 J40-J47 50130
Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers
531-533 531-533 K25-K28 50140
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
571 571 K70, K73-K74 50150
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis
580-584, 593.0-593.3, 593.5 580-589 N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27 50160
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, Puerperium
630-678 630-676 A34, O00-O95, O98-O99 50170
Congenital Anomalies
740-759 740-759 Q00-Q99 50180
Certain Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period
760-779 760-779 P00-P96 50190
Symptoms, Signs and Ill-Defined Conditions
780-796 780-799 R00-R99 50200
Accidents and Adverse Effects
800-949* 800-949* V01-X59, Y85-Y86 50210
Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury
950-959* 950-959* U03, X60-X84, Y87.0 50220
Homicide and Legal Intervention
960-978* 960-978* U01-U02, X85-Y09, Y35, Y87.1, Y89.0 50230
Other Cause of Death
-- -- -- 50300

Codes Not Indicating Causes of Death^
Significance of Code Recode
Alive
00000^
State DC not available or state DC available but no COD
41000^
Unknown/missing/invalid COD
99999^

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# All ICD codes are tested for validity prior to generating this variable. Those deemed invalid are classified as Unknown/missing/invalid COD. Those deemed valid but not meeting the definition of any above grouping are classified as Other Cause of Death. The following documents contain an enumeration of valid ICD-8, ICD-9, and ICD-10 causes of death.

+ This variable can be created with or without Mesothelioma (C45) and Kaposi Sarcoma (C46) as separate groupings. The table above documents both possibilities. Note that this is only possible with ICD-10.

$ ICD-8 code 192.5 is coded to Other Endocrine including Thymus for age at death <20 years and Soft Tissue including Heart for age at death 20+ years.

* External causes of injury and poisoning.

% For reasons of patient confidentiality, HIV and Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases are combined into a single code (50040) in the SEER incidence data.

^ These codes are only applicable when representing cause of death in the SEER incidence data.

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