California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals
The Collaborative Stage Data Collection System provides a single uniform set of codes and rules for coding extent of disease (EOD) and stage information to meet the needs of all of the participating standard setters. When CS data items are coded, a computer algorithm provides the derivation for T, N, M, and stage.
The Collaborative Stage Data Collection System provides a single uniform set of codes and rules for coding extent of disease (EOD) and stage information to meet the needs of all of the participating standard setters. When CS data items are coded, a computer algorithm provides the derivation for T, N, M, and stage.
Coding Instructions:
Access the most current version of the Collaborative Stage Data Collection System Manual and Coding Instructions from SEER for rules, site-specific codes, and coding structures.
Enter code 988 for CS SSF data items not required by the CCR.
Enter code 999 for data items required by the CCR with an unknown value.
Refer to Volume 1, Appendix Y, for the list of CS Site-Specific Factors required by the CCR by schema.
The following
CSv2 data items are required effective with cases diagnosed January
1, 2010 and forward:
CS Extension
CS Lymph Nodes
Regional Nodes Positive
Regional Nodes Examined
CS Mets at Diagnosis
CS Mets at DX Bone
CS Mets at DX Brain
CS Mets at DX Liver
CS Mets at DX Lung
CS Site Specific Factor 1
CS Site Specific Factor 2
CS Site Specific Factor 3
CS Site Specific Factor 4
CS Site Specific Factor 5
CS Site Specific Factor 6
CS Site Specific Factor 7
CS Site Specific Factor 8
CS Site Specific Factor 9
CS Site Specific Factor 10
CS Site Specific Factor 11
CS Site Specific Factor 12
CS Site Specific Factor 13
CS Site Specific Factor 14
CS Site Specific Factor 15
CS Site Specific Factor 16
CS Site Specific Factor 17
CS Site Specific Factor 18
CS Site Specific Factor 19
CS Site Specific Factor 20
CS Site Specific Factor 21
CS Site Specific Factor 22
CS Site Specific Factor 23
CS Site Specific Factor 24
CS Site Specific Factor 25
CS Tumor Size/Extension Evaluation
CS Lymph Node Evaluation
CS Metastasis Evaluation
CS Version Input Current
Derived AJCC-7 T Descriptor
Derived AJCC-7 T
Derived AJCC-7 N Descriptor
Derived AJCC-7 N
Derived AJCC-7 M Descriptor
Derived AJCC-7 M
Derived AJCC-7 Stage Group
Although Collaborative Staging has been required by the CCR since 2004, effective with cases diagnosed January 1, 2008 and forward, SEER expanded the requirement to also include the CS Evaluation fields.
The following CS fields are required effective with cases diagnosed January 1, 2008 and forward:
CS Extension
CS Lymph Nodes
Regional Nodes Positive*
Regional Nodes Examined
CS Mets at Diagnosis
CS Site Specific Factor 1
CS Site Specific Factor 2
CS Site Specific Factor 3
CS Site Specific Factor 4
CS Site Specific Factor 5
CS Site Specific Factor 6
CS Tumor Size/Extension Evaluation
CS Lymph Node Evaluation
CS Metastasis Evaluation
Derived AJCC T Descriptor
Derived AJCC N Descriptor
Derived AJCC M Descriptor