Summary of Changes to NPCR CSS Required to Collect

Attachment 2d
Summary of changes to NPCR-CSS required to collect data items from diagnosis years 2024 to 2026
NPCR-CSS required to collect lists were updated to remove information no longer relevant to analytic
processes. These changes include various demographic and extent of disease information.
Diagnosis Year the
Change Occurred
2024
2024
2025
2025
2025
2026
2026
2026
2026
2026

Data Item
Birthplace [250]
Place of Death [1940]
Census Occ Code 1970-2000 [270]
Census Ind Code 1970-2000 [280]
Census Occ/Ind Sys 70-00 [330]
Sex [220]
AJCC ID [995]
NPCR Derived AJCC 8 TNM Clin Stage Grp [3645]
NPCR Derived AJCC 8 TNM Path Stg Grp [3646]
NPCR Derived AJCC 8 TNM Post Therapy Stg Grp [3647]

NPCR-CSS required to collect lists were updated to include information determined to be relevant to
current analytic processes. These changes include information about, tumor or extent of disease
characteristics and demographic characteristics. Some information is derived using electronic
algorithms with no additional workload from the respondents. The remaining information is routinely
collected by respondents adding no additional workload.
Diagnosis Year the
Change Occurred
2024
2024
2024
2024
2025
2025
2026
2026
2026
2026
2026

Data Item
Geocoding Quality Code [86]
Geocoding Quality Code Detail [87]
Derived Summary Grade [1975]
Brain Primary Tumor Location [3964]
Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder-PTLD [1172]
PD-L1 [1174]
Sex Assigned at Birth [225]
Geocoding Score [331]
Geocoding Type [332]
RUCA 2020 [342]
URIC 2020 [347]