STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #164.44 -- ONCOLOGY GRADE TABLES FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
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This file contains the Grade codes for the GRADE CLINICAL (#24.3), GRADE PATHOLOGICAL (#24.4) and GRADE POST THERAPY (#24.5) fields
of the ONCOLOGY PRIMARY (#165.5) file.
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REFERENCED BY: NAME(B), SCHEMA ID(C)
LAST MODIFIED: MAY 25,2025@09:32:01
164.44,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
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LAST EDITED: NOV 05, 2018
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DESCRIPTION:
This is the name of the Grade Table.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 164.44^B
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2)= K ^ONCO(164.44,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
164.44,1 SCHEMA 1;0 Multiple #164.441
DESCRIPTION: The SCHEMA is a 5 digit data item linking the Site Specific Data Items with the appropriate
site/histology grouping and accounts for every combination of site and histology. The values are
derived from the Primary Site, Histology and Schema Discriminator (if applicable).
IDENTIFIED BY: SCHEMA ID NAME(#1)[R]
164.441,.01 SCHEMA ID 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required) (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>5!($L(X)<5) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 5
LAST EDITED: NOV 05, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 5 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the SCHEMA ID associated with this GRADE.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 164.441^B
1)= S ^ONCO(164.44,DA(1),1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(164.44,DA(1),1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
CROSS-REFERENCE: 164.44^C
1)= S ^ONCO(164.44,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA(1),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(164.44,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA(1),DA)
Whole file cross-reference on the Schema field to find the correct grade table.
164.441,1 SCHEMA ID NAME 0;2 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>75!($L(X)<3) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 75
LAST EDITED: NOV 05, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-75 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the SCHEMA ID NAME associated with this GRADE.
164.441,2 AJCC CHAPTER 0;3 NUMBER
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>99)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."2N.N) X
LAST EDITED: NOV 02, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Type a number between 1 and 99, 1 decimal digit.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the associated AJCC Chapter for this GRADE.
164.441,3 AJCC CHAPTER NAME 0;4 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>70!($L(X)<3) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 70
LAST EDITED: JUN 11, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-70 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the associated AJCC Chapter Title for this GRADE.
164.441,4 AJCC ID 0;5 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>4!($L(X)<1)!'(X?0.2N0.1"."0.1N0.2"X") X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 4
LAST EDITED: SEP 25, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-4 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: The values for this data item are based on the chapters of the AJCC manual and will be derived
primarily from the site/histology fields and other data items as required. IDs are assigned to
cases for which AJCC staging is applicable. When staging is not applicable, code 'XX' is used.
Rationale: This data item will be used to create an efficient process for running TNM Edits.
164.44,2 CODES 2;0 Multiple #164.442
DESCRIPTION:
The Grade is the measure of aggressiveness of the tumor and an important prognostic indicator.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)[R]
164.442,.01 CODE 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required) (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>1!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 1
LAST EDITED: APR 24, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1 character in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the code for the particular Grade.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 164.442^B
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2)= K ^ONCO(164.44,DA(1),2,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
164.442,1 DESCRIPTION 0;2 FREE TEXT (Required)
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LAST EDITED: AUG 13, 2024
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-150 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the description of the Grade Code.
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