WCRS: Reporting Requirements
The materials available on this page are to be used in conjunction with other coding resources to report cancer cases to the Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System (WCRS). Links to coding resources and reference materials are provided in the manual, data dictionary, on the Coding Resources page.
Manual and data dictionary
In recent years, the WCRS Coding Manual underwent many revisions to simplify the contents and decrease duplication of information readily available in other standard-setter manuals. The manual was also split into two distinct portions – Reporting Manual and Data Dictionary. Historically, these sections had been combined in a single document. Cancer reporters should download and review all current materials.
- WCRS 2024 Reporting Manual, P-00832-24 (PDF): For use with the 2024 reporting year. See Historical Reporting Requirements for previous years.
- WCRS 2024 Data Dictionary, P-00832b-24 (PDF): For use with cases diagnosed in 2024. See Historical Reporting Requirements for previous years.
Required data items
Lists of required data items are available in PDF and Excel formats. Unlike data dictionaries, these simply list the items in a tabular format, and do not include coding instructions or other information.
- 2025 Required Data Items (PDF)
- 2025 Required Data Items (Excel)
- 2024 Required Data Items (PDF)
- 2024 Required Data Items (Excel)
Historical reporting requirements
Manuals
- WCRS 2022-2023 Reporting Manual, P-00832-22 (PDF)
- WCRS 2021 Reporting Manual, P-00832-21 (PDF)
- WCRS Coding Manual (2018-19), P-00832-19 (PDF) Updated January 2020
- WCRS Coding Manual (2016-17), P-00832 (PDF) Updated March 2017
Data dictionaries
- WCRS 2023 Data Dictionary, P-00832b-23 (PDF)
- WCRS 2022 Data Dictionary, P-00832b-22 (PDF)
- WCRS 2021 Data Dictionary, P-00832b (PDF)