Grade Path System
- David Rust
- Isaac Hands
- tonya.brandenburg (Unlicensed)
Organization | Field Name | ID | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
KCR | Grade Path System (GradePathSystem) | 30132 | no |
NAACCR | Grade Path System | no |
Field Length: 1
*** This data item was discontinued effective 01/01/2014***
This field documents the denominator or second number of a tumor grade reported in a 2, 3, or 4 grade system. This item is used in conjunction with Grade Path Value (item #30131) to describe the original grade of the tumor. It may be left blank for cases diagnosed prior to January 1, 2010
Instructions for Coding
Code this item from the same tissue as that used to code Tumor Grade (item #30130)
If grade is described in the medical record as a fraction (x/y), this field is the denominator. In other words, this field is the second or lower number of a grade expressed in two parts.
Leave this item blank if no pathologic grade is available
Leave this item blank if only a verbal description of grade is reported (i.e., moderately differentiated)
Leave this item blank if another grading system is used in the pathology report. For example, do not report grading systems such as Bloom-Richardson for breast primaries, Fuhrman for kidney, Gleason for prostate, or WHO grade. Those grading systems are coded in a site-specific factor for the applicable CS schema.
Leave this item blank for lymphomas and hematopoietic malignancies (9590-9992)
This item and Grade Path Value (item #30131) should both be coded or both be blank. If both are coded, Tumor Grade (item #30130) must not be 9.
Code | Description |
|---|---|
blank | No 2, 3, or 4 grade system was used. Unknown. |
2 | Recorded as Grade II or 2 |
3 | Recorded as Grade III or 3 |
4 | Recorded as Grade IV or 4 |
Examples
Code | Reason |
|---|---|
4 | The final pathologic diagnosis indicates that the grade is 1/4 |
3 | Synoptic report says grade ii of iii |
3 | Microscopic description reports high grade III of III |
blank | No mention of grade in the pathology report |