Type of Disorder Primary SOC Rule Example Comment Congenital All terms for PT Congenital The secondary SOC congenital disorders absence of bile ducts assignment for these terms have as their primary has a primary SOC is their of “site SOC assignment assignment of SOC SOC manifestation” SOC Congenital, Congenital, familial familial and genetic and genetic disorders and a secondary SOC disorders assignment of SOC Hepatobiliary disorders and terms are Neoplastic All terms for PT Skin cancer has a Cyst polyp malignant and benign primary SOC an exception to this rule. neoplasms (except assignment of SOC The primary SOC cysts and polyps) Neoplasms benign, assignment for cyst and have as their primary malignant and polyp terms is the of “site SOC assignment unspecified (incl cysts and manifestation” SOC, SOC Neoplasms and polyps) and a the secondary SOC is benign, malignant secondary SOC SOC Neoplasms benign, and unspecified (incl assignment of SOC malignant and unspecified cysts and polyps) Skin and (incl cysts and polyps) subcutaneous tissue disorders Infectious All terms for PT Enterocolitis The secondary SOC infectious disorders infectious has a assignment for these terms have as their primary primary SOC is their of “site SOC assignment assignment of SOC SOC manifestation” SOC Infections and Infections and infestations infestations and a secondary SOC assignment of SOC Gastrointestinal disorders If a PT links to more than one of these three SOCs, the following priority is used to determine the primary SOC: SOC Congenital, familial and genetic disorders SOC Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) SOC Infections and infestations Non multiaxial SOCs Terms in the following three SOCs do not have multiaxial links: SOC Investigations
Type of Disorder Primary SOC Rule Example Comment Congenital All terms for congenital disorders have as their primary SOC assignment SOC Congenital, familial and genetic disorders PT Congenital absence of bile ducts has a primary SOC assignment of SOC Congenital, familial and genetic disorders and a secondary SOC assignment of SOC Hepatobiliary disorders The secondary SOC assignment for these terms is their “site of manifestation” SOC Neoplastic All terms for malignant and benign neoplasms (except cysts and polyps) have as their primary SOC assignment SOC Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) PT Skin cancer has a primary SOC assignment of SOC Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) and a secondary SOC assignment of SOC Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders Cyst and polyp terms are an exception to this rule. The primary SOC assignment for cyst and polyp terms is the “site of manifestation” SOC, and the secondary SOC is SOC Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) Infectious All terms for infectious disorders have as their primary SOC assignment SOC Infections and infestations PT Enterocolitis infectious has a primary SOC assignment of SOC Infections and infestations and a secondary SOC assignment of SOC Gastrointestinal disorders The secondary SOC assignment for these terms is their “site of manifestation” SOC If a PT links to more than one of these three SOCs, the following priority is used to determine the primary SOC: SOC Congenital, familial and genetic disorders SOC Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) SOC Infections and infestations Non multiaxial SOCs Terms in the following three SOCs do not have multiaxial links: SOC Investigations
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