NAACCR Item #3860: International Normalized Ratio Prothrombin Time

Item # Length Source of Standard Year Implemented Version Implemented Year Retired Version Retired
3,860 3 NAACCR 2018 18

NAACCR XML: Tumor.iNRProthrombinTime

Description

International Normalized Ratio for Prothrombin Time (INR), an indicator of the liver’s ability to make clotting factors, is required to calculate the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, which is used to assign priority for liver transplant.

Rationale

International Normalized Ratio for Prothrombin Time (INR) is a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. This data item was previously collected for Liver, CS SSF# 8.

Codes

0.00.0
0.10.1 or less
0.2-9.90.2 - 9.9 (Exact ratio to nearest tenth)
X.110 or greater
X.7Test ordered, results not in chart
X.8Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code X.8 may result in an edit error.)
X.9Not documented in medical record INR (International Normalized Ratio for Prothrombin Time) not assessed or unknown if assessed

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.