Corresponding Numbers in ICD-O-2  
Print
Search
Glossary
Help
Table 14. ICD-O, Third Edition, Rules and thier Corresponding Numbers
in ICD-O, Second Edition


Subject ICD-O Third Edition ICD-O Second Edition*
Topographic regions and ill-defined sites A 2
Prefixes B 3
More than one topographic category or subcategory C 4
Topography codes for lymphomas D 12
Topography code for leukemias E 13
Behavior code F 5
Grading or differentiation G 6
Site-associated morphology H 8,9
Compound morphology diagnoses J 10
Coding multiple morphology terms K 11

*Notes: Second Edition rule 1 described the structure of the 10-digit code.
           Second Edition rule 7 described the differences between the terms
           "cancer" and "carcinoma."
           Second Edition rule 14 described the issues in coding multiple
           neoplasms.
           There is no Rule I in the Third Edition to avoid possible confusion            with a Rule 1.
            


Back to Top