V.7.2 TNM Coder (Clinical, Pathological, and Other)

Record the responsible person for performing the TNM staging on the case.

The TNM Coder (Clinical) and TNM Coder (Pathological) are to be used in conjunction with clinical and pathological TNM staging.
These fields will be transmitted to the state registry.

Code	Description
0	Not staged
1	Managing physician
2	Pathologist
3	Pathologist and managing physician
4	Cancer committee chair, cancer liaison physician, registry physician advisor
5	Cancer registrar
6	Cancer registrar and physician
7	Staging assigned at another facility
8	Case is not eligible for staging
9	Unknown, not found in patient record