* indicates required field
Length: 4
Source of Standard: SEER
Section Name: Follow-up/Recurrence/Death
Record Types: A, M, C, I
XML NAACCR ID: causeOfDeath
Parent XML Element: Patient
Alternate Names:
- Underlying Cause of Death (SEER)
- Underlying Cause of Death (ICD Code) (pre-96 CoC)
Required Status:
NPCR Collect: R - Required
CoC Collect: . - No recommendations
SEER Collect: R - Required
CCCR Collect: R* - Required, when available
Description:
Official cause of death as coded from the death certificate in valid ICD-7, ICD-8, ICD-9, and ICD-10 codes.
Rationale:
Cause of death is used for calculation of adjusted survival rates by the life table method. The adjustment corrects for deaths other than from the diagnosed cancer.
General Notes:
Note: This data item is no longer supported by CoC (as of January 1, 2003).
Format:
4 digits (for ICD-7, 8, 9); for ICD-10, upper case letter followed by 3 digits or upper case letter followed by 2 digits plus blank
Item Data Type:
text
Allowable Values
Valid ICD-7, ICD-8, ICD-9, and ICD-10 codes; also 0000, 7777, 7797
Codes:
Special codes in addition to ICD-7, ICD-8, ICD-9, and ICD-10 (refer to SEER Program Code Manual for additional instructions.)
0000 |
Patient alive at last contact |
|---|---|
7777 |
State death certificate not available |
7797 |
State death certificate available but underlying cause of death is not coded |