AFP (Alpha Fetoprotein) Post-Orchiectomy Lab Value
Notes
**Note 1:** Physician statement of the AFP (Alpha Fetoprotein) Post-Orchiectomy Lab Value can be used to code this data item when no other information is available. **Note 2:** Record the lab value of the AFP test results documented in the medical record **after orchiectomy** but prior to adjuvant therapy. The lab value may be documented in a lab report, history and physical, or clinical statement in the pathology report. **Note 3:** If the initial post-orchiectomy AFP remains elevated, review subsequent tests and record the lowest AFP value (normalization or plateau) prior to adjuvant therapy or before the value rises again. **Note 4:** A lab value expressed in micrograms/liter (ug/L) is equivalent to the same value expressed in ng/mL. **Note 5:** If the lab value is expressed in IU/ml, use the following conversion: 1 ng/mL = 0.83 IU/mL. * To calculate ng from IU/mL, divide the value for IU by 0.83. * *Example*: 10 IU/mL: 10/0.83 = 12.04 ng/mL; 5 IU/mL: 5/0.83= 6.02 ng/mL **Note 6:** If the pre-orchiectomy AFP was normal, a post-orchiectomy AFP may not be performed. In this case, code XXXXX.9 should be recorded. **Note 7:** If the only information available is a statement of elevated or normal, code XXXXX.9. **Note 8:** The same laboratory test should be used to record information in 3806: AFP Post-Orchiectomy Range.| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 nanograms/milliliter (ng/mL) |
| 0.1-99999.9 | 0.1 - 99,999.9 ng/mL |
| XXXXX.1 | 100,000 ng/mL or greater |
| XXXXX.7 | Test ordered, results not in chart |
| XXXXX.8 | Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code XXXXX.8 may result in an edit error.) |
| XXXXX.9 | Not documented in medical record No orchiectomy performed AFP (Alpha Fetoprotein) Post-Orchiectomy Lab Value not assessed or unknown if assessed |