OrganizationField NameIDRequired
KCR Patient User Defined Data 01 (PUData1)10440No
KCR Patient User Defined Data 02 (PUData2)10450No
KCR Patient User Defined Data 03 (PUData3)10460No
KCR Patient User Defined Data 04 (PUData4)10470No
KCR Patient User Defined Data 05 (PUData5)10480No
KCR Patient User Defined Data 06 (PUData6)10490No
KCR Patient User Defined Data 07 (PUData7)10500No
KCR Patient User Defined Data 08 (PUData8)10510No
KCR Patient User Defined Data 09 (PUData9)10520No
KCR Patient User Defined Data 10 (PUData10)10530No

Field Length: 15 (x 10)

This element provides up to ten fields for coding additional information for each patient. These will be user defined fields based on the individual institution's need or desire to track patterns of diagnostic and treatment procedures, as well as survival, with particular types of cancer patients.

For example:

"a" could be used to code alcohol use.

"b" could be used to code religion

"c" could be used to code exposure to hazardous substances, etc.