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References:

2007 SEER Manual, 3, 76-77

Question:

Reportability/Diagnostic Confirmation: If a diagnosis based solely on positive flow cytometry is reportable even if a bone marrow biopsy is negative, how is diagnostic confirmation coded?

Discussion:

Answer:

For cases diagnosed prior to 2010

The case is reportable if a recognized medical practitioner says the patient has cancer.

A flow cytometry alone is not diagnostic but it may be supported by either a positive bone marrow or a clinician's statement. If the clinicians statement is based only on flow cytometry, code diagnostic confirmation to 8 [Clinical diagnosis only].

Cancer Site Category:

N/A

Data Item Category:

Diagnostic confirmation

Other Category:

Reportability

Year:

2007