Site-Specific Factor 15

This input is used for staging

Post-Orchiectomy Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Range

Notes

**Note 1:** Record the range of the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test as documented in the patient record after orchiectomy and prior to further treatment. **Note 2:** Use the same laboratory test to record values in **Site-Specific Factor 14, Post-Orchiectomy Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Lab Value** and **Site-Specific Factor 15, Post-Orchiectomy Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Range**. **Note 3:** A lab value expressed in International Units/liter (IU/L) is equivalent to the same value expressed in milli-International Units/milliliter (mIU/ml). **Note 4:** If the initial post-orchiectomy hCG test remains elevated, review the subsequent tests until normalization or plateau occurs and use that test to code this field. **Note 5:** If the post-orchiectomy hCG test is unknown but the preorchiectomy hCG test was normal, use code 990. **Note 6:** If the post-orchiectomy hCG test is unavailable but a physician's statement of the result is documented, use codes 991-993. **Note 7:** For rare cases that are treated prior to orchiectomy or an orchiectomy is not performed, code the initial hCG range in this field and not in **Site-Specific Factor 9, Pre-Orchiectomy Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Range**.

Default

999

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #2869
Code Description
000 Within normal limits (S0)
010 Range 1 (S1) above normal and less than 5,000 milli-International Units/milliliter (mIU/ml)
020 Range 2 (S2) 5,000 - 50,000 mIU/ml
030 Range 3 (S3) greater than 50,000 mIU/ml
988 Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
990 Post-orchiectomy human chorionic gonadotropic (hCG) unknown but preorchiectomy hCG was normal
991 Post-orchiectomy hCG stated to be still elevated
992 Post-orchiectomy hCG unknown but post-orchiectomy serum tumor markers NOS stated to be normal
993 Post-orchiectomy hCG unknown but post-orchiectomy serum tumor markers NOS stated to be still elevated

Stated as Stage IS
997 Test ordered, results not in chart
998 Test not done (test not ordered and not performed)
999 Unknown or no information
Not documented in patient record