Alternate Name Item # Length Source of Standard Column #
Staged By (Clinical Stage) (CoC)
990 1 CoC 975 - 975
Description
Identifies the person who recorded the clinical AJCC staging elements and the stage group in the patient’s medical record.
Rationale
Data captured in this field can be used to evaluate the source of clinical staging and form the basis for quality management and improvement studies. This item can be used to monitor application of the CoC Staging Standard.
Codes (Refer to the most recent version of FORDS for additional coding instructions)
0 Not staged
1 Managing physician
2 Pathologist
3 Pathologist and managing physician
4 Cancer Committee chair, cancer liaison physician, or 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 stated in patient record