Organization | Field Name | ID | Required |
---|---|---|---|
KCR | Sex (Sex) | 10150 | yes |
NAACCR | Sex | 220 | yes |
Field Length: 1
Enter the one character code which describes the patient's sex:
Code | Description |
---|---|
1 | Male |
2 | Female |
3 | Other (intersex, disorders of sexual development/DSD) |
4 | Transsexual, NOS |
5 | Transsexual, natal male |
6 | Transsexual, natal female |
9 | Unknown |
If the patient is transsexual, code to the gender at birth, if known.
Definitions
Intersex: A person born with ambiguous reproductive or sexual anatomy; chromosomal genotype and sexual phenotype other than XY-male and XX-female. An example is 45,X/46,XY mosaicism, also known as X0/XY mosaicism.
Transsexual: A person who was assigned one gender at birth based on physical characteristics but who self-identifies psychologically and emotionally as the other gender.
Coding Instructions