WCRS: Coding Resources
This page provides links to resources that are required or recommended for use in the abstracting and reporting of cancer data. More information about how and when to use these resources can be found in Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System (WCRS) Reporting Manuals.
Be sure to check out the Education and Training page, which includes a variety of offerings provided by WCRS and partner organizations.
Wisconsin-specific resources
Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System (WCRS) Reporting Manuals: reporting manuals, data dictionaries, and required data items
National resources
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
- Implementation Guidelines and
Recommendations (opens external link) : Manual created for cancer registries and software vendors to assist with implementation of the latest NAACCR standards. Updated each year. - Data Standards and Data
Dictionary (opens external link) : Online tool containing a variety of reference materials, such as data definitions, recommended abbreviations, and acronyms. Includes data item look-up tool. - Site-Specific Data Items (SSDI) and Grade
Manuals (opens external link) : Online tool and manuals for assigning grade and site-specific data items. - ICD-O Implementation
Guidelines (opens external link) : Manuals, spreadsheets, and tables used for assigning ICD-O to determine reportability and accurate coding.
NCI Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
- SEER Program Coding and Staging
Manual (opens external link) : Instructions for coding data items according to SEER standards. - Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasm Coding Manual and
Database (opens external link) : Online tool and manuals to assist with reporting hematopoietic and lymphoid neoplasms. - SEER Summary Stage 2018
Manual (opens external link) : Instructions for assigning Summary Stage 2018. - SEER*Rx - Interactive Antineoplastic Drugs
Database (opens external link) : Lookup tool for oncology drug and regimen treatment categories. - Cancer PathCHART Search
(CPC*Search) (opens external link) : Interactive webtool to search the Cancer PathCHART ICD-O-3 Site Morphology Validation List (CPC*SMVL) validity standards by tumor site, histology, and behavior terms and associated codes. - Solid Tumor
Rules (opens external link) : Current and historical manuals for determining the number of primaries to abstract and the histology to code for solid tumors. - Glossary for
Registrars (opens external link) : Online tool containing terms used by cancer registrars. - SEER Inquiry System
(SINQ) (opens external link) : Forum containing questions that cancer registrars have had while coding cancer cases, and answers from experts.
Other coding resources
- Standards for Oncology Registry Entry (STORE) Registry
Manual (opens external link) : Instructions for coding data items according to Commission on Cancer (CoC) standards. - NPPES NPI
Registry (opens external link) : Online tool to search for provider or organization National Provider Identification (NPI) numbers.