Alternate Name Item# Length Source of Standard Column #
Primary Surgeon (CoC) 2480 8 CoC 4441-4448

Description
Code for physician who performed the most definitive surgical procedure. Registry may use physician's medical license numbers or may create individual numbering systems.

Codes in addition to medical license numbers or facility-generated codes
00000000 Patient had no surgery and no surgical consultation
88888888 Physician who performed a surgical procedure was not a surgeon (i.e., radiation oncologist, diagnostic radiologist, or general practitioner)
99999999 Primary Surgeon unknown or ID number not assigned