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Question 20041077
Inquiry Details
References:
#1: CS Manual, Part I, 47-48. Vers 1.0, Jan. 1, 2004
#2: CS Manual, Part II, 276. Vers 1.0, Jan. 1, 2004
Question:
CS Site Specific Factor 1--Colon: If the registrar did not support the CEA code recorded with the appropriate text documentation, should the central registry accept the registrars coding or change the value to 999?
Discussion:
Answer:
This answer was provided in the context of CSv1 coding guidelines. The response may not be used after your registry database has been converted to CSv2.Accept your registrars' codes at your discretion. It is encouraged, but not required, to enter text for CS data elements. These cases do not automatically default to code 999.
Cancer Site Category:
Colon
Data Item Category:
N/A
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2004
