AFP (Alpha Fetoprotein) Pretreatment Lab Value
Notes
**Note 1:** Physician statement of AFP (Alpha Fetoprotein) Pretreatment Lab Value can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.
**Note 2:** Record the lab value of the highest AFP test result documented in the medical record prior to treatment. The lab value may be recorded in a lab report, history and physical, or clinical statement in the pathology report.
**Note 3:** A lab value expressed in micrograms per liter (ug/L) is equivalent to the same value expressed in ng/ml.
**Note 4:** The same laboratory test should be used to record information in AFP Pretreatment Interpretation [NAACCR Data Item #3809].
Default
XXXX.8
Metadata
SSDI
| Code |
Description |
| 0.0 |
0.0 nanograms/milliliter (ng/ml); not detected |
| 0.1-9999.9 |
0.1-9999.9 ng/ml
(Exact value to nearest tenth of ng/ml) |
| XXXX.1 |
10,000.0 ng/ml or greater |
| XXXX.7 |
Test ordered, results not in chart |
| XXXX.8 |
Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code XXXX.8 will result in an edit error.) |
| XXXX.9 |
Not documented in medical record
AFP (Alpha Fetoprotein) Pretreatment Lab Value not assessed or unknown if assessed |
