Organization | Field Name | ID | Required |
---|---|---|---|
KCR | Race 1 (Race1) | 10160 | yes |
NAACCR | Race 1 | 160 | yes |
Field Length: 2
Enter the two digit code which describes the patient's race group. If the patient is multiracial, code all races using data fields Race2-Race5. Effective with 2004 diagnoses, use the race coding rules and tables in APPENDIX K.
Code |
Description |
01 |
White |
02 |
Black |
03 |
American Indian, Aleutian, Eskimo |
04 |
Chinese |
05 |
Japanese |
06 |
Filipino |
07 |
Hawaiian |
08 |
Korean |
10 |
Vietnamese |
11 |
Laotian |
12 |
Hmong |
13 |
Kampuchean (Cambodian) |
14 |
Thai |
15 |
Asian Indian or Pakistani, NOS (formerly 09) |
16 |
Asian Indian |
17 |
Pakistani |
21 |
Chamorran |
22 |
Guamanian, NOS |
25 |
Polynesian, NOS |
26 |
Tahitian |
27 |
Samoan |
28 |
Tongan |
30 |
Melanesian, NOS |
31 |
Fiji Islander |
96 |
Other Asian including Asian, NOS and Oriental, NOS |
98 |
Other |
99 |
Unknown |
-White includes Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and all other Caucasians.
-Black includes the designations Negro or Afro-American.
-Race is based on birth place information when place of birth is given as China, Japan, or the Philippines, and race is reported only as Asian, Oriental, or Mongolian.