California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals
A one-digit code represents the source of information about the patient's neoplasm. Codes are arranged in the order of the precedence of the sources, with a hospital record first. Code this field in the following priority order: 1, 2, 8, 4, 3, 5, 6, and 7.
The codes are:
Code |
Description |
1 |
HOSPITAL INPATIENT/Managed health plans with comprehensive, unified medical records |
2 |
RADIATION TREATMENT CENTERS OR MEDICAL ONCOLOGY CENTERS (HOSPITAL-AFFILIATED OR INDEPENDENT) |
3 |
LABORATORY, hospital or private (e.g., pathology specimen only) |
4 |
PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER |
5 |
NURSING HOME, CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, OR HOSPICE |
6 |
AUTOPSY ONLY (neoplasm discovered and diagnosed for the first time as a result of an autopsy—see Section III.3.5) |
7 |
DEATH CERTIFICATE ONLY |
8 |
OTHER HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT UNITS/SURGERY CENTERS |
Note: For Class 40 and 41 cases, enter code 1 for reporting source and code 2 for type of admission.