Appendix C: Discharge Status

This two-digit code identifies where the patient is at the conclusion of a healthcare facility encounter or at the end of a billing cycle (the 'through' date of a claim).

Value	Description
00	Unknown Value (but present in data)
01	Discharged to home/self care (routine charge).
02	Discharged/transferred to other short term general hospital for inpatient care.
03	Discharged/transferred to skilled nursing facility (SNF) with Medicare certification in anticipation of covered skilled care -- (For hospitals with an approved swing bed arrangement, use Code 61 - swing bed. For reporting discharges/transfers to a non-certified SNF, the hospital must use Code 04 - ICF.
04	Discharged/transferred to intermediate care facility (ICF).
05	Discharged/transferred to another type of institution for inpatient care (including distinct parts). NOTE: Effective 1/2005, psychiatric hospital or psychiatric distinct part unit of a hospital will no longer be identified by this code. New code is '65'
06	Discharged/transferred to home care of organized home health service organization.
07	Left against medical advice or discontinued care.
08	Discharged/transferred to home under care of a home IV drug therapy provider. (discontinued effective 10/1/05)
09	Admitted as an inpatient to this hospital (effective 3/1/91). In situations where a patient is admitted before midnight of the third day following the day of an outpatient service, the outpatient services are considered inpatient.
10	Discharged state assigned
11	Discharged state assigned
12	Discharged state assigned
13	Discharged state assigned
14	Discharged state assigned
15	Discharged state assigned
16	Discharged state assigned
17	Discharged state assigned
18	Discharged state assigned
19	Discharged state assigned
20	Expired (did not recover - Christian Science patient).
21	Discharged/transferred to Court/Law Enforcement
22	Died state assigned
23	Died state assigned
24	Died state assigned
25	Died state assigned
26	Died state assigned
27	Died state assigned
28	Died state assigned
29	Died state assigned
30	Still patient
31	Admitted (First Interim Bill)
32	Still patient state assigned
33	Still patient state assigned
34	Still patient state assigned
35	Still patient state assigned
36	Still patient state assigned
37	Still patient state assigned
38	Still patient state assigned
39	Still patient state assigned
40	Expired at home (hospice claims only)
41	Expired in a medical facility such as hospital, SNF, ICF, or freestanding hospice. (Hospice claims only)
42	Expired - place unknown (Hospice claims only)
43	Discharged/transferred to a federal hospital (eff. 10/1/03)
44	National assignment
45	National assignment
46	National assignment
47	National assignment
48	National assignment
49	National assignment
50	Hospice - home (eff. 10/96)
51	Hospice - medical facility (eff. 10/96)
52	National Assignment
53	National Assignment
54	National Assignment
55	National Assignment
56	National Assignment
57	National Assignment
58	National Assignment
59	National Assignment
60	National Assignment
61	Discharged/transferred within this institution to a hospital-based Medicare approved swing bed (eff. 9/01)
62	Discharged/transferred to an inpatient rehabilitation facility including distinct parts units of a hospital. (eff. 1/2002)
63	Discharged/transferred to a long term care hospitals. (eff. 1/2002)
64	Discharged/transferred to a nursing facility certified under Medicaid but not under Medicare (eff. 10/2002)
65	Discharged/Transferred to a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric distinct unit of a hospital (these types of hospitals were pulled from patient/discharge status code '05' and given their own code). (eff. 1/2005).
66	Discharged/transferred to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) (eff. 1/1/06)
67	National Assignment
68	National Assignment
69	Discharged/transferred to a designated disaster alternative care site (eff. 10/2013)
70	Discharged/transferred to another type of health care institution not defined elsewhere in code list.
71	Discharged/transferred/referred to another institution for outpatient services as specified by the discharge plan of care (eff. 9/01) (discontinued effective 10/1/05)
72	Discharged/transferred/referred to this institution for outpatient services as specified by the discharge plan of care (eff. 9/01) (discontinued effective 10/1/05)
73	National Assignment
74	National Assignment
75	National Assignment
76	National Assignment
77	National Assignment
78	National Assignment
79	National Assignment
80	National Assignment
81	Discharged to home or self-care with a planned acute care hospital readmission (eff. 10/2013)
82	Discharged/transferred to a short term general hospital for inpatient care with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
83	Discharged/transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) with Medicare certification with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
84	Discharged/transferred to a facility that provides custodial or supportive care with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
85	Discharged/transferred to a designated cancer center or childrenÆs hospital with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
86	Discharged/transferred to home under care of organized home health service organization with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
87	Discharged/transferred to court/law enforcement with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
88	Discharged/transferred to a federal health care facility with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
89	Discharged/transferred to a hospital-based Medicare approved swing bed with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
90	Discharged/transferred to an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) including rehabilitation distinct part units of a hospital with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
91	Discharged/transferred to a Medicare certified long term care hospital (LTCH) with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2103)
92	Discharged/transferred to nursing facility certified under Medicaid but not certified under Medicare with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
93	Discharged/transferred to a psychiatric hospital/distinct part unit of a hospital with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
94	Discharged/transferred to a critical access hospital (CAH) with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
95	Discharged/transferred to another type of health care institution not defined elsewhere in this code list with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
96	National Assignment
97	National Assignment
98	National Assignment
99	National Assignment
XX	Invalid Patient Status