I have a coding question. We have received 2 very different answers
regarding this question from ACOS I&R, so I thought I'd like to get
some feedback regarding this topic from those of you out in the
workforce.

Using FORDS:
When the primary site is coded as Lymph nodes and the histology is a
lymphoma, how is an excisional bx of the LN coded? Do you use surgery
code 25 or code it in the "surgical, diagnostic, and staging" field
as an 01 or 02?


thanks for your input!
Deborah Towell, CTR
Oregon State Cancer Registry
deborah.j.towell@...