Organization |
Field Name |
ID |
Required |
---|---|---|---|
KCR |
CEA Pretreatment Lab Value |
34017 |
yes |
SEER |
CEA PreTX Lab Value |
3820 |
yes |
Note 1 Physician statement of CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) Pretreatment Lab Value can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.
Note 2 Record the lab value of the highest CEA test result documented in the medical record prior to treatment or polypectomy. The lab value may be recorded in a lab report, history and physical, or clinical statement in the pathology report.
Note 3 CEA is a tumor marker that has value in the management of certain malignancies.
Note 4 Record to the nearest tenth in nanograms/milliliter (ng/ml) the highest CEA lab value documented in the medical record prior to treatment or polypectomy.
- *Example* Code a pretreatment CEA of 7 ng/ml as 7.0.
Note 5 Record 0.1 when the lab results are stated as less than 0.1 ng/ml with no exact value.
Note 6 The same laboratory test should be used to record information in CEA Pretreatment Interpretation (NAACCR Data Item #3819).
Code |
Description |
---|---|
0.0 |
0.0 nanograms/milliliter (ng/ml) exactly |
0.1-9999.9 |
0.1-9999.9 ng/ml |
XXXX.1 |
10,000 ng/ml or greater |
XXXX.7 |
Test ordered, results not in chart |
XXXX.8 |
Not applicable: Information not collected for this case |
XXXX.9 |
Not documented in medical record |