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Data Standards and Data Dictionary

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Length: 1
Source of Standard: NAACCR
Section Name: Follow-up/Recurrence/Death
Record Types: A, M, C, I

XML NAACCR ID: autopsy

Parent XML Element: Patient

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: . - No recommendations
CoC Collect: . - No recommendations
SEER Collect: . - No recommendations
CCCR Collect: . - No recommendations

Description:

Code indicating whether or not an autopsy was performed.

Item Data Type:

digits

Allowable Values

0-2, 9

Codes:

0

Not applicable; patient alive

1

Autopsy performed

2

No autopsy performed

9

Patient expired, unknown if autopsy performed

This data item is no longer supported by CoC (As of January 1, 2003).