Site-Specific Factor 20
Assessment of Positive Distant Metastases
Notes
**Note 1:** Code the assessment method used for determining the presence of metastasis as coded in the Clinical M and Path M fields. * If there are no mets (cM0), this field must be coded 000 **Note 2:** If multiple methods of assessments determined positive metastases, use the highest code that applies.Default
988NAACCR Item
NAACCR #2874| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 000 | No positive metastases identified |
| 005 | No clinical or radiographic evidence of distant metastasis, but deposits of molecularly or microscopically detected tumor cells in circulating blood, bone marrow or other non-regional nodal tissue that are 0.2 millimeters (mm) or less in a patient without symptoms or signs of metastasis |
| 010 | Physical examination or laboratory tests only |
| 020 | Radiography,imaging: Ultrasound (US) Computed tomography scan (CT) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Positron emission tomography scan (PET) |
| 030 | Incisional biopsy; fine needle aspiration (FNA) |
| 040 | Excisional biopsy or resection with microscopic confirmation |
| 988 | Not applicable: Information not collected for this case |
| 999 | Unknown or no information Not documented in patient record |