Collaborative Stage

Note 1: Record the number of prostate core biopsies examined for cancer documented in the pathology report. Do not make assumptions on the number of cores examined based on the number of anatomic locations biopsied because often several cores are submitted per site. Fragments are not synonymous with cores and are not counted as cores unless the pathologist has included the fragments in the core count. If the number of cores examined is not specifically documented, code 991.
Note 2: If multiple needle core biopsy procedures are performed during the initial diagnostic workup, do not add together the cores examined from the separate procedures. Record the number of cores examined from the procedure with the highest number of cores positive, the same procedure used to record CS Site-Specific Factor 12.
Note 3: Transperineal template-guided saturation biopsy (TTSB) is a stereotactic prostate biopsy technique that typically produces 30 to 80 core biopsies. This is an alternative biopsy technique used for some high risk patients including men with persistently elevated PSA, those who have atypia on prior prostate biopsies, or men with biopsies showing high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN).

Code	Description
001-024	1 - 24 cores examined (Exact number of cores examined)
025	CONVERTED AND CODE REUSED V0204 Prior to V0204 code defined as "25 or more cores examined". Cases converted to code 995 with V0204 and code 025 redefined as 25 cores examined. 25 cores examined
026-100	26 - 100 cores examined (Exact number of cores examined)
101	101 or more cores examined
988	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code 988 may result in an edit error.)
991	Biopsy cores examined, number unknown
995	OBSOLETE DATA RETAINED V0204 Cases coded to 025 prior to V0204 are converted to code 995. 25 or more cores examined
998	No needle core biopsy performed
999	Unknown or no information Not documented in patient record

CS Site-Specific Factor 13
Number of Cores Examined