EOD Regional Nodes
Notes
**Note 1:** Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS, in this field. Distant nodes are coded in EOD Mets.
**Note 2:** Code 800 if regional lymph nodes are involved, but there is no indication which ones are involved.
| Code |
Description |
SS2018 N |
| 000 |
No regional lymph node involvement |
NONE |
| 300 |
Ascending aorta
Cervical (low anterior)
Mediastinal (lower, NOS)
Para-aortic
Paratracheal, NOS
Peri-thymic
Peri-thyroid
Pericardial
Phrenic (inferior, superior)
Precricoid/delphian
Pretracheal
Prevascular
Supradiaphragmatic |
RN |
| 400 |
Hilar
Internal mammary
Lower jugular
Mediastinal (middle)
Paratracheal (lower, upper)
Subaortic/aortopulmonary window
Subcarinal
Supraclavicular/venous angle: confluence of internal jugular and subclavian vein |
RN |
| 800 |
Regional lymph node(s), NOS
Lymph node(s), NOS |
RN |
| 999 |
Unknown; regional lymph node(s) not stated
Regional lymph node(s) cannot be assessed
Not documented in medical record
Death Certificate Only |
U |
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