01-17-2025 SEER Appendix C-Tips for Coding Primary Site
Scenario
Squamous cell carcinoma located on the underside of the tongue
Question: How would you assign the primary site?
- C022 Ventral surface of tongue, NOS
- C029 Tongue, NOS
Answer: C022 Ventral surface of tongue, NOS
Rationale:
Hopefully, you are already familiar with SEER Appendix C Guidelines, which are full of helpful tips when abstracting a case, if not be sure to add this resource to your toolkit. And before you ask, you can utilize the resource even if you are not abstracting for a SEER State.
Refer to the site-specific coding guidelines in Appendix C for primary site coding guidelines for the following sites
- Anus
- Bladder
- Brain/CNS, Benign and Borderline
- Brain/CNS, Malignant
- Breast
- Colon
- Esophagus
- Intracranial Glands
- Kaposi Sarcoma of All Sites
- Kidney
- Lung
- Lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Pancreas
- Rectosigmoid Junction
- Tongue
- Urethra
