Alternate Name	Item#	Length	Source of Standard	Column #
Staged By (Pathologic Stage) (CoC)	930	1	CoC	957-957

Description
Identifies the person who recorded the pathologic AJCC staging elements and the stage group in the patient's medical record.

Rationale
Data captured in this field can be used to evaluate the source of pathologic staging and form the basis for quality management and improvement studies.

Codes (Refer to the most recent version of FORDS for additional coding instructions)

0	Not staged
1	Managing physician
2	Pathologist
3	Pathologist and managing physician
4	Cancer Committee chair, cancer liaison physician, or registry physician advisor
5	Cancer registrar
6	Cancer registrar and physician
7	Staging assigned at another facility
8	Case is not eligible for staging
9	Unknown; not stated in patient record