California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III

Eureka Edits

IF 758: Ambig Term DX, Date Conclusive DX

Edit Sets:

California Hospital Transmit

Eureka Admission Level

Eureka Tumor Level

Fields:

Ambiguous Terminology DX [NAACCR #442]

Date Conclusive DX Flag [NAACCR #448]

Date Conclusive DX [NAACCR #443]

Message:

IF 758: Ambiguous Terminology DX and Date Conclusive DX Flag conflict

Specification:

This edit is skipped if either Ambiguous Terminology DX or (Date Conclusive DX is blank or not valid and Date Conclusive Flag is blank or not valid).

If Ambiguous Terminology DX = 0 (conclusive term), then Date Conclusive DX Flag must = 11 (not applicable, initial diagnosis made by unambiguous terminology ); if Date Conclusive DX Flag = 11, then Ambiguous Terminology DX must = 0.

If Ambiguous Terminology DX = 1 (ambiguous term only), then Date Conclusive DX Flag must = 15 (accessioned based on ambiguous terminology only); if Date Conclusive DX Flag = 15, then Ambiguous Terminology DX must = 1.

If Ambiguous Terminology DX = 2 (ambiguous term followed by conclusive term), then Date Conclusive DX Flag must not 11 or 15.

If Ambiguous Terminology DX = 9 (unknown term), then Date Conclusive DX Flag must = 10 (unknown if diagnosis based on ambiguous terminology) or 12 (date of conclusive term is unknown).

Flag Codes

10	unknown if the diagnosis was initially based on ambiguous terminology = traditional date of 99999999
11	not applicable, initial diagnosis made by unambiguous terminology = traditional date of 88888888
12	the initial ambiguous diagnosis was followed by a conclusive term, but the date of the conclusive term is unknown = traditional date of 99999999
15	accessioned based on ambiguous terminology only = traditional date of 00000000
blank	valid date value is provided in item Date Conclusive DX or the date was not expected to have been transmitted.
May 2013	Data item name changed from Date of Conclusive DX to Date Conclusive DX.

Historical Changes:

SEER IF162

7/01/07: Added per NAACCR V11.1A. Adapted from Ambiguous Terminology DX and Date Conclusive DX (SEER IF162).

2010 Data Item Changes: Per NAACCR v12:

Modified to use the date format of CCYYMMDD and the new interoperability date functions and rules.
Error message changed.

May 2013:

Data item name changed Date of Conclusive DX to Date Conclusive DX.
Edit name changed from Ambiguous Terminology DX, Date Conclusive DX Flag to Ambig Term DX, Date Conclusive DX