Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System
Coding Resources

The page provides links to the WCRS reporting form, the WCRS Abstract Code Manual, and other materials needed to report cancer cases to the Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System.

Wisconsin Coding Resources

• WCRS reporting form (PDF, 23.4 KB)
• WCRS Reporting Form Field Item Description  ("Cheat Sheet") (PDF, 66 KB)
• WCRS Abstract Code Manual (2010)
  Entire Manual (PDF, 1.5 MB) (Updated August 2010)
  Cover, Table of Contents, and Introduction ( PDF, 697 KB)
  Chapter 1: Determining Reportability (PDF, 721 KB)
  Chapter 2: Determining Primary Tumors (PDF, 796 KB)
  Chapter 3: General Instructions (PDF, 740 KB)
  Chapter 4: First Course of Therapy (PDF, 679 KB)
  Chapter 5: Data Dictionary (PDF, 1033 KB)
  Appendices (PDF, 977 MB)
• Wisconsin Licensed Physicians by License Number (Excel, 4.8 MB)
• Wisconsin Licensed Physicians by License Number (PDF, 2.1 MB)
• Wisconsin Licensed Physicians by Name (PDF, 2.0 MB)
• Wisconsin Zip Codes (PDF, 48 KB)
• Wisconsin Zip Codes with Delivery Counties (PDF, 38 KB)
• Wisconsin Addresses By Street Name (PDF, 13.9 MB)
• Wisconsin Addresses by County (PDF, 9.3 MB)
• Wisconsin Addresses by Zip Code (PDF, 8.9 MB)
• USA Zip Codes (PDF,  1.8 MB)
• USA Zip Codes with Delivery Counties (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• NPI Health Provider Organizations Within and Near Wisconsin (PDF,3.9 MB)

General Coding Resources

• Address Instructions, U.S. Postal Service (exit DHS)
• Collaborative Staging and Coding Manual (exit DHS)
• FORDS manual (exit DHS)
• ICD-O-3 Histology Code To Text Translation (PDF, 255 KB)
• ICD-O-3 Site Code To Text Translation (PDF, 64 KB)
• Guide for Hematopoietic Diseases (pre-2010 diagnoses), National Cancer Institute (exit DHS)
• Hematopoietic Database, (2010+ diagnoses), National Cancer Institute (exit DHS)
• Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules, National Cancer Institute (exit DHS)
• Hematopoietic Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules Manual, (2010+ diagnoses), (PDF, 4.1 MB)
• NAACCR Standards and Data Dictionary (exit DHS) (select "Cancer Data Standards")
• National Provider Identifier, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (exit DHS)
• Appendix B Benign Brain Tumor Cancer Registries Amendment Act, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF 185 KB, exit DHS)

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Last Revised:  December 13, 2010