State of Birth

State of Birth

 

Organization

Field Name

ID

Required

Organization

Field Name

ID

Required

KCR

State of Birth (BirthState)

10141

yes

NAACCR

Birthplace--State

252

yes

 

Field Length: 2

Record the 2 character abbreviation for the patient’s state of birth. See APPENDIX B  for alphabetic listings of the appropriate codes and their definitions. Use the most specific code. Do not assume birth state/country.

Code 'ZZ' when unknown.

Examples:

Code

Description

Code

Description

KY

If the state in which the patient was born is Kentucky, then use the USPS code for the state of Kentucky.

XX

State of birth other than the U.S. (including it territories, commonwealths, or possessions) or Canada and the country is known.

YY

State of birth other than the U.S. (including it territories, commonwealths, or possessions) or Canada and the country is unknown.

US

Born in the U.S. (including it territories, commonwealths, or possessions) and the state is unknown.

CD   

Born in Canada and the province is unknown.

ZZ   

State of birth and country are unknown.