Skip to Main Content
Data Standards and Data Dictionary

* indicates required field

Length: 1
Source of Standard: SEER/CoC
Section Name: Cancer Identification
Record Types: A , M , C , I

XML NAACCR ID: grade

Parent XML Element: Tumor

Alternate Names:

  • Grade, Differentiation, or Cell Lineage Indicator (SEER/CCCR)
  • Grade/Differentiation (CoC)

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: RH - Historically collected and currently transmitted
CoC Collect: RH - Historically collected and currently transmitted
SEER Collect: RH - Historically collected and currently transmitted
CCCR Collect: RH - Historically collected and currently transmitted

Description:

Code for the grade or degree of differentiation of the reportable tumor. For lymphomas and leukemias, field also is used to indicate T-, B-, Null-, or NK-cell origin.

Note: Code 8 was adopted for use with lymphoma cases diagnosed in 1995 and later.

Item Data Type:

digits

Allowable Values

1-9

Codes:

See the grade tables on page 67 of ICD-O-3.^16^ See also the most recent CoC STOREmanual andSEER Program Code Manual, for site specific coding rules and conversions

1

Grade I

2

Grade II

3

Grade III

4

Grade IV

5

T-cell

6

B-cell

7

Null cell

8

NK (natural killer) cell

9

Grade/differentiation unknown, not stated, or not applicable

Code Notes:

Comment: Use the most recent Hematopoietic and Lymphoid rules for assigning grades 5-8.