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 |
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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 |