STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #165.8 -- ONCO AJCC STAGING CHAPTERS FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
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This file contains the T, N and M codes as well as the T Suffixes and N Suffixes and AJCC Chapter and Name for the AJCC Cancer
Staging Manual 8th Edition.
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REFERENCED BY: CHAPTER NUMBER(B)
LAST MODIFIED: MAY 25,2025@09:32:02
165.8,.01 CHAPTER NUMBER 0;1 NUMBER (Required)
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LAST EDITED: MAR 16, 2021
HELP-PROMPT: Type a number between 0 and 99, 1 decimal digit.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Chapter Number corresponding to the AJCC Staging Manual, 8th Edition.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.8^B
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165.8,1 CHAPTER NAME 0;2 FREE TEXT
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LAST EDITED: JUN 06, 2019
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DESCRIPTION:
This is the name of the chapter corresponding to the AJCC Staging Manual, 8th Edition.
165.8,1.1 PARENT T CHAPTER 0;3 NUMBER
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LAST EDITED: NOV 07, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Type a number between 0 and 99, 1 decimal digit.
DESCRIPTION:
If this chapter uses the same codes as another chapter this will point to the chapter in question.
165.8,1.2 PARENT N CHAPTER 0;4 NUMBER
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LAST EDITED: NOV 07, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Type a number between 0 and 99, 1 decimal digit.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the parent chapter entry for N-Codes.
165.8,1.3 PARENT M CHAPTER 0;5 NUMBER
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LAST EDITED: NOV 07, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Type a number between 0 and 99, 1 decimal digit.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the parent chapter for M Codes.
165.8,2 T-CODES 1;0 Multiple #165.82 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION:
This is the detailed site-specific code for the clinical tumor.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.82,.01 T-CODES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 15
LAST EDITED: SEP 27, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Definition of Primary Tumor (T-Code) for this chapter/schema.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.82^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.82,1 DESCRIPTION 1;1 FREE TEXT
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 333
LAST EDITED: OCT 30, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-333 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the detailed description of the specific T-Code.
165.8,2.1 V9 T-CODES V9T;0 Multiple #165.801 (Add New Entry without Asking)
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.801,.01 V9 T-CODES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 15
LAST EDITED: MAR 16, 2021
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Definition of Primary Tumor (T-Code) for this chapter/schema.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.801^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),"V9T","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),"V9T","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.801,1 DESCRIPTION 1;1 FREE TEXT
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LAST EDITED: MAR 17, 2021
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-333 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the detailed description of the specific T-Code.
165.8,3 N-CODES 2;0 Multiple #165.83 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION:
This is the detailed site-specific code for the clinical nodes.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.83,.01 N-CODES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 15
LAST EDITED: OCT 11, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Definition of Regional Lymph Node (N-Code) for this chapter.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.83^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),2,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),2,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.83,1 DESCRIPTION 1;1 FREE TEXT
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 333
LAST EDITED: OCT 11, 2018
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DESCRIPTION:
This is the definition of the particular N-Code.
165.8,3.1 V9 N-CODES V9N;0 Multiple #165.802 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Definition of Regional Lymph Node (N-Code) for this chapter.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.802,.01 V9 N-CODES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 15
LAST EDITED: MAR 16, 2021
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Definition of Regional Lymph Node (N-Code) for this chapter.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.802^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),"V9N","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),"V9N","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.802,1 DESCRIPTION 1;1 FREE TEXT
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LAST EDITED: MAR 17, 2021
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DESCRIPTION:
This is the definition of the particular N-Code.
165.8,4 M-CODES 3;0 Multiple #165.84 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION:
This is the detailed site-specific code for the clinical metastases.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.84,.01 M-CODES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 15
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Definition of Distant Metastasis (M-Code) for this Chapter/Schema.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.84^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),3,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),3,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.84,1 DESCRIPTION 1;1 FREE TEXT
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LAST EDITED: OCT 11, 2018
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DESCRIPTION:
This is the definition of the M-Code for this entry.
165.8,4.1 V9 M-CODES V9M;0 Multiple #165.803 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Definition of Distant Metastasis (M-Code) for this Chapter/Schema.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.803,.01 V9 M-CODES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 15
LAST EDITED: MAR 16, 2021
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Definition of Distant Metastasis (M-Code) for this Chapter/Schema.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.803^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),"V9M","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),"V9M","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.803,1 DESCRIPTION 1;1 FREE TEXT
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 333
LAST EDITED: MAR 17, 2021
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-333 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the definition of the M-Code for this entry.
165.8,5 T SUFFIXES 4;0 Multiple #165.85
DESCRIPTION:
This is the detailed site-specific code for the clinical T category suffix.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.85,.01 T SUFFIXES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>4!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 4
LAST EDITED: NOV 07, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-4 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the detailed site-specific code for the Clinical T category suffix as defined by AJCC.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.85^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),4,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),4,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.85,1 DESCRIPTION 0;2 FREE TEXT
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 99
LAST EDITED: NOV 07, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-99 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the description of the T-suffix code as defined by AJCC.
165.8,6 N SUFFIXES 5;0 Multiple #165.86
DESCRIPTION:
This is the detailed site-specific code for the clinical N category suffix.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.86,.01 N SUFFIXES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>4!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 4
LAST EDITED: NOV 07, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-4 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the detailed site-specific code for the Clinical N category suffix as defined by AJCC.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.86^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.86,1 DESCRIPTION 0;2 FREE TEXT
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 99
LAST EDITED: NOV 07, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-99 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the description of the N-suffix code as defined by AJCC.
165.8,7 PATH-T-CODES 6;0 Multiple #165.87 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION: This is the pathologic T-code for AJCC Chapters in which the pathologic T-code differs from the
clinical T-code.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.87,.01 PATH-T-CODES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 15
LAST EDITED: FEB 13, 2019
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: For some AJCC Chapters, the Pathologic T-Codes are different than the Clinical T-Codes and
therefore need to have their own multiple to store them.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.87^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),6,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),6,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.87,1 DESCRIPTION 1;1 FREE TEXT
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 333
LAST EDITED: FEB 13, 2019
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-333 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the description of the Pathologic T-Code.
165.8,8 PATH-N-CODES 7;0 Multiple #165.88 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION: This is the pathologic N-code for AJCC Chapters in which the pathologic N-code differs from the
clinical T-code.
IDENTIFIED BY: DESCRIPTION(#1)
165.88,.01 PATH-N-CODES 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 15
LAST EDITED: FEB 13, 2019
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: For some AJCC Chapters, the Pathologic N-Codes are different than the Clinical N-Codes and
therefore need to have their own multiple to store them.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 165.88^B
1)= S ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),7,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ONCO(165.8,DA(1),7,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
165.88,1 DESCRIPTION 1;1 FREE TEXT
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MAXIMUM LENGTH: 333
LAST EDITED: FEB 13, 2019
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-333 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the description of the Pathologic N-code.
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