Tumor Tip of the Week 01-17-2025 SEER Appendix C-Tips for Coding Primary Site - Omega Healthcare

Tumor Tip of the Week 01-17-2025 SEER Appendix C-Tips for Coding Primary Site

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01-17-2025 SEER Appendix C-Tips for Coding Primary Site

Scenario

Squamous cell carcinoma located on the underside of the tongue

Question: How would you assign the primary site?

  • C022 Ventral surface of tongue, NOS
  • C029 Tongue, NOS

Answer: C022 Ventral surface of tongue, NOS

Rationale:

Hopefully, you are already familiar with SEER Appendix C Guidelines, which are full of helpful tips when abstracting a case, if not be sure to add this resource to your toolkit. And before you ask, you can utilize the resource even if you are not abstracting for a SEER State.

Refer to the site-specific coding guidelines in Appendix C for primary site coding guidelines for the following sites

  • Anus
  • Bladder
  • Brain/CNS, Benign and Borderline
  • Brain/CNS, Malignant
  • Breast
  • Colon
  • Esophagus
  • Intracranial Glands
  • Kaposi Sarcoma of All Sites
  • Kidney
  • Lung
  • Lymphoma
  • Melanoma
  • Pancreas
  • Rectosigmoid Junction
  • Tongue
  • Urethra

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