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Head and Neck

MP/H Task Force. Multiple Primary Rules. Histology Coding Rules. 2007. Head and Neck. Equivalent Terms, Definitions, Charts, Tables and Illustrations. Primary site Do not code biopsy site. Priority Order Code Primary Site. Tumor Board a. Specialty b. General.

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Head and Neck

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  1. MP/H Task Force Multiple Primary Rules Histology Coding Rules 2007 Head and Neck

  2. Equivalent Terms, Definitions, Charts, Tables and Illustrations • Primary site • Do not code biopsy site

  3. Priority Order Code Primary Site • Tumor Board a. Specialty b. General

  4. Priority Order Code Primary Site • Staging physician’s site assignment a. AJCC staging form b. TNM statement in medical record If neither 1 or 2 available, based on whether tumor was resected

  5. Priority Order Code Primary Site • Total resection of primary tumor (margins may be microscopically positive) a. Operative report – surgeon’s statement b. Final diagnosis on pathology report

  6. Priority Order Code Primary Site • No resection (may have biopsy) a. Endoscopy b. Radiation oncologist c. Diagnosing physician d. Primary care physician Continued on next slide

  7. Priority Order Code Primary Site e. Other physician f. Diagnostic imaging g. Physician statement based on clinical examination

  8. Default Site Codes • Point of origin cannot be determined • C02.8 Overlapping lesion of tongue • C08.8 Overlapping lesion of major salivary glands • C14.8 Overlapping lesion of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx.

  9. Table 1 – Paired Sites

  10. Chart 1 – H&N Histology Groups and Specific Types Use this chart with the histology rules to code the most specific histologic term. The tree is arranged in descending order. Each branch is a histology group, starting with the NOS or group terms and descending into the specific types for that group. As you follow the branch down, the terms become more specific

  11. MP/H Task Force Multiple Primary Rules Histology Coding Rules 2007 Multiple Primary Rules

  12. MP/H Task Force Multiple Primary Rules Histology Coding Rules 2007 Unknown if Single or Multiple Tumors

  13. MP/H Task Force Multiple Primary Rules Histology Coding Rules 2007 Single Tumor

  14. MP/H Task Force Multiple Primary Rules Histology Coding Rules 2007 Multiple Tumors

  15. MP/H Task Force Multiple Primary Rules Histology Coding Rules 2007 Histology Rules

  16. MP/H Task Force Multiple Primary Rules Histology Coding Rules 2007 Single Tumor

  17. MP/H Task Force Multiple Primary Rules Histology Coding Rules 2007 Multiple Tumors Abstracted as a Single Primary

  18. MP/H Task Force

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