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This data item records the total number of regional lymph nodes that were removed and examined by the pathologist.
| Code | Description |
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00 |
No nodes were examined. |
01–89 |
1-89 nodes were examined. (Code the exact number of regional lymph nodes examined.) |
90 |
90 or more nodes were examined. |
| 95 | No regional nodes were removed, but aspiration of regional nodes was performed. |
| 96 | Regional lymph node removal was documented as a sampling, and the number of nodes is unknown/not stated. |
| 97 | Regional lymph node removal was documented as a dissection, and the number of nodes is unknown/not stated. |
| 98 | Regional lymph nodes were surgically removed, but the number of lymph nodes is unknown/not stated and not documented as a sampling or dissection; nodes were examined, but the number is unknown. |
| 99 | It is unknown whether nodes were examined; not applicable
or negative; not stated in patient record. |
Click here to see General Rules for Coding Regional Lymph Examined.
