moh_can_site_code

A code defining the site (or topography) of the tumour.

Notes: The cancer site is coded using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Australian modification. The specific version used for each year of diagnosis is as follows:

• From Jan 1995 – Dec 1999 the version was ICD-9-CMA-II
• From Jan 2000 – Dec 2002 the version was ICD10-AM-II
• From Jan 2003 – Dec 2008 the version was ICD10-AM-III
• From Jan 2009- Dec 2013 the version was ICD10-AM-VI
• From Jan 2014 onwards the version is ICD10-AM-VIII

The malignant cancer site codes are in the range C00-C96. From 2003 onwards D45-D47 were considered malignant and were also recorded.