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Organization	Field Name	ID	Required
KCR	Bilirubin Pretreatment Unit of Measure	34011	yes
SEER	Bilirubin PreTX Unit	3814	yes

Note 1 Physician statement of Bilirubin Pretreatment Unit of Measure can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.

Note 2 There are two main methods of describing concentrations by weight, and by molecular count.

Weights are recorded in grams, and molecular counts are recorded in moles.
Milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL) is the unit of measure commonly used in the United States.
Micromoles/liter (umol/L) is the designated Systeme International (SI) unit of measure commonly used in Canada and Europe.
1 mg/dL of bilirubin is 17.1 umol/L.

Note 3 The same laboratory test should be used to record information in Bilirubin Pretreatment Total Lab Value (NAACCR Data Item #3813).

Code	Description
1	Milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)
2	Micromoles/liter (umol/L)
7	Test ordered, results not in chart
8	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 will result in an edit error.)
9	Not documented in medical record Bilirubin unit of measure not assessed or unknown if assessed