minimal Common Oncology Data Elements (mCODE) Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Clinical Interoperability Council. This is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 3.0.0). This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-mCODE-ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Basic Examples

Cancer Disease Status

• Cancer Disease Status Improved

Cancer Patient

• Cancer Patient Adam
• Cancer Patient Eve
• Cancer Patient John

Cancer Related Medication Request

• CisPlatin - ChemoInfusion
• CisPlatin - ChemoInfusion - Stopped
• GeFitinib - Oral Tablet

Cancer Related Surgical Procedure

• Lobectomy

CancerStage - TNM

• TNM Clinical Distant Metastases Category - cM0
• TNM Clinical Primary Tumor Category - cT3
• TNM Clinical Regional Nodes Category - cN3
• TNM Clinical Stage Group 3
• Prognostic Factor: Lab Result Hemoglobin

CancerStage - non-TNM

• Binet staging for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• Rai staging for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• Cotswold staging of Hodgkin’s disease
• Gynecologic tumor staged by FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics)
• Melanoma Breslow Depth Stage
• Melanoma Clark Level 4
• Myeloma stage by International Staging System (ISS)
• Myeloma stage by Revised International Staging System (RISS)
• Prostate cancer graded by Gleason Grade Group

Comorbidities

• Cancer Related Comorbidities - John Anyperson
• Congestive Heart Failure Condition

ECOG Performance Status

• ECOG Performance - Fully Active

Genomic Region Studied

• Genomic Region Studied - STK11

Genomics Report

• Genomic Diagnostic Report - John Anyperson

History of Metastatic Cancer

• History of Cancer Metastatic to Liver
• No History of Metastatic Cancer (explicit assertion)

Human Specimen

• Human Specimen - Lung
• Human Specimen - Tumor

Genomic Variant

• Genomic Variant - Gene Fusion
• Genomic Variant - Single Nucleotide Change
• Genomic Variant - Single Germline Deletion

Karnofsky Performance Status

• Karnofsky Performance State - Normal Activities

mCODE Patient Group

• Group identifying in-scope patients

Primary Cancer Condition

• Chronic lymphoid leukemia, Binet Stage A
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IIc
• Post-coordination example with separate codes for morphology and bodySite

Radiotherapy Course Summary

• Radiotherapy summary with novel modality (neutron capture)

Radiotherapy Volume

• Lower lobe of left lung

Secondary Cancer Condition

• Brain Metastases

Tumor

• Lobular tumor in left breast

Tumor Marker Test

• Tumor Marker Test - Epidermal Growth Factor

Tumor Size

• Tumor size by gross anatomy