Organization

Field Name

ID

Required

KCR

Surgery Other Site (STORE) (FordsSurgOtherSite)

50120

yes

NAACCR

RX Summ--Surg Oth Reg/Dis

1294

yes


Field Length: 1

Record the surgical removal of distant lymph nodes or other tissue(s)/organ(s) beyond the primary site.

  • Assign the highest numbered code that describes the surgical resection of distant lymph node(s) and/or regional/distant tissue or organs.
  • Incidental removal of tissue or organs is not a "Surgical Procedure/Other Site."
  • Code 1 if any surgery is performed to treat tumors of unknown or ill-defined primary sites (C76.0-C76.8, C80.9) or for hematopoietic, reticuloendothelial, immunoproliferative, or myeloproliferative disease (C42.0, C42.1, C42.3, C42.4 or M-9750, 9760-9764, 9800-9820, 9826, 9831-9920, 9931-9964, 9980-9989).

Code

Description

0

No surgical procedure of nonprimary site was performed.

1

Nonprimary surgical resection to other site(s), unknown if whether the site(s) is regional or distant.

2

Nonprimary surgical procedure to other regional sites

3

Nonprimary surgical procedure to distant lymph node(s)

4

Nonprimary surgical procedure to distant site

5

Any combination of surgical procedures 2, 3, or 4.

9

Unknown; death certificate only