California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals
Code the sequence in which radiation and surgical procedures were performed as part of the first course of treatment.
Use the appropriate radiation sequence code (2-9) if first course of treatment includes:
Surgery of the Primary Site
Scope of Regional Lymph Node(s)
Surgery of Other Regional Site(s)
Distant Site(s)
Distant Lymph Node(s)
Radiation
For all other cases, use code 0.
Code |
Description |
0 |
NOT APPLICABLE - Treatment did not include both surgery and radiation, or unknown whether both were administered; diagnosed at autopsy |
2 |
RADIATION BEFORE SURGERY |
3 |
RADIATION AFTER SURGERY |
4 |
RADIATION BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER SURGERY Note: At least two courses of radiation therapy must be given to assign code 4. |
5 |
INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION |
6 |
INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION WITH OTHER RADIATION GIVEN BEFORE and/or AFTER SURGERY |
7 |
Surgery both before and after radiation |
9 |
SEQUENCE UNKNOWN, BUT BOTH SURGERY AND RADIATION WERE GIVEN |