Organization

Field Name

ID

Required

KCR

Palliative Procedure - This Facility (PallProcHere)

31680

no

NAACCR

RX Hosp--Palliative Proc

3280

no


Field Length: 1

  • Record the type of palliative procedure performed at this facility.
  • This item can be entered or updated at any time following the date of diagnosis.
  • Palliative procedures are not used to diagnose or stage the primary tumor.
  • Palliative surgical procedures, radiation therapy, and systemic therapy that are part of first course therapy are coded in their respective fields.


 Code

 Description

 0

 No palliative care provided. Diagnosed at autopsy.

 1

 Surgery (which may involve a bypass procedure) to alleviate symptoms, but no attempt to diagnose,   stage, or treat the primary tumor is made.

 2

 Radiation therapy to alleviate symptoms, but no attempt to diagnose, stage, or treat the primary tumor is made.

 3

 Chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or other systemic drugs to alleviate symptoms, but no attempt to diagnose, stage, or treat the primary tumor is made.

 4

 Patient received or was referred for pain management therapy with no other palliative care.

 5

 Any combination of codes 1, 2, and/or 3 without code 4.

 6

 Any combination of codes 1, 2, and/or 3 with code 4.

 7

 Palliative care was performed or referred, but no information on the type of procedure is available in patient record. Palliative care was provided that does not fit the descriptions in codes 1-6.

 9

 It is unknown if palliative care was performed or referred; not stated in patient record.