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Length: 4
Source of Standard: NAACCR
Section Name: Stage/Prognostic Factors
Year Implemented: 2018
Version Implemented: 18
Record Types: A, M, C, I

XML NAACCR ID: creatininePretreatmentLabValue

Parent XML Element: Tumor

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: . - No recommendations
CoC Collect: RS - Required, site specific
SEER Collect: RC - Collected by SEER from CoC-accredited hospitals
CCCR Collect: . - No recommendations

Description:

Creatinine Pretreatment Lab Value, an indicator of kidney function is required to calculate the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, which is used to assign priority for liver transplant.

Rationale:

Creatinine Pretreatment Lab Value is a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. This data item was previously collected for Liver, CS SSF# 4.

Item Data Type:

text

Allowable Values

00, 0.1-99.9, XX.1, XX.7, XX.8, XX.9

Codes:

0.0

0.0 milligram/deciliter (mg/dl)
0.0 micromole/liter (umol/L)

0.1-99.9

0.1-99.9 milligram/deciliter (mg/dl)
0.1-99.9 micromole/liter (umol/L)
(Exact value to nearest tenth of mg/dl or umol/L)

XX.1

100 mg/dl or greater
100 umol/L or greater

XX.7

Test ordered, results not in chart

XX.8

Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code XX.8 will result in an edit error.)

XX.9

Not documented in medical record
Creatinine Pretreatment Lab Value not assessed or unknown if assessed

Code Notes:

Each Site-Specific Data Item (SSDI) applies only to selected primary sites, histologies, and years of diagnosis. Depending on applicability and standard-setter requirements, SSDIs may be left blank.