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).

ValueDescription
00Unknown Value (but present in data)
01Discharged to home/self care (routine charge).
02Discharged/transferred to other short term general hospital for inpatient care.
03Discharged/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.
04Discharged/transferred to intermediate care facility (ICF).
05Discharged/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'
06Discharged/transferred to home care of organized home health service organization.
07Left against medical advice or discontinued care.
08Discharged/transferred to home under care of a home IV drug therapy provider. (discontinued effective 10/1/05)
09Admitted 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.
10Discharged state assigned
11Discharged state assigned
12Discharged state assigned
13Discharged state assigned
14Discharged state assigned
15Discharged state assigned
16Discharged state assigned
17Discharged state assigned
18Discharged state assigned
19Discharged state assigned
20Expired (did not recover - Christian Science patient).
21Discharged/transferred to Court/Law Enforcement
22Died state assigned
23Died state assigned
24Died state assigned
25Died state assigned
26Died state assigned
27Died state assigned
28Died state assigned
29Died state assigned
30Still patient
31Admitted (First Interim Bill)
32Still patient state assigned
33Still patient state assigned
34Still patient state assigned
35Still patient state assigned
36Still patient state assigned
37Still patient state assigned
38Still patient state assigned
39Still patient state assigned
40Expired at home (hospice claims only)
41Expired in a medical facility such as hospital, SNF, ICF, or freestanding hospice. (Hospice claims only)
42Expired - place unknown (Hospice claims only)
43Discharged/transferred to a federal hospital (eff. 10/1/03)
44National assignment
45National assignment
46National assignment
47National assignment
48National assignment
49National assignment
50Hospice - home (eff. 10/96)
51Hospice - medical facility (eff. 10/96)
52National Assignment
53National Assignment
54National Assignment
55National Assignment
56National Assignment
57National Assignment
58National Assignment
59National Assignment
60National Assignment
61Discharged/transferred within this institution to a hospital-based Medicare approved swing bed (eff. 9/01)
62Discharged/transferred to an inpatient rehabilitation facility including distinct parts units of a hospital. (eff. 1/2002)
63Discharged/transferred to a long term care hospitals. (eff. 1/2002)
64Discharged/transferred to a nursing facility certified under Medicaid but not under Medicare (eff. 10/2002)
65Discharged/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).
66Discharged/transferred to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) (eff. 1/1/06)
67National Assignment
68National Assignment
69Discharged/transferred to a designated disaster alternative care site (eff. 10/2013)
70Discharged/transferred to another type of health care institution not defined elsewhere in code list.
71Discharged/transferred/referred to another institution for outpatient services as specified by the discharge plan of care (eff. 9/01) (discontinued effective 10/1/05)
72Discharged/transferred/referred to this institution for outpatient services as specified by the discharge plan of care (eff. 9/01) (discontinued effective 10/1/05)
73National Assignment
74National Assignment
75National Assignment
76National Assignment
77National Assignment
78National Assignment
79National Assignment
80National Assignment
81Discharged to home or self-care with a planned acute care hospital readmission (eff. 10/2013)
82Discharged/transferred to a short term general hospital for inpatient care with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
83Discharged/transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) with Medicare certification with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
84Discharged/transferred to a facility that provides custodial or supportive care with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
85Discharged/transferred to a designated cancer center or childrenÆs hospital with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
86Discharged/transferred to home under care of organized home health service organization with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
87Discharged/transferred to court/law enforcement with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
88Discharged/transferred to a federal health care facility with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
89Discharged/transferred to a hospital-based Medicare approved swing bed with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
90Discharged/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)
91Discharged/transferred to a Medicare certified long term care hospital (LTCH) with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2103)
92Discharged/transferred to nursing facility certified under Medicaid but not certified under Medicare with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
93Discharged/transferred to a psychiatric hospital/distinct part unit of a hospital with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
94Discharged/transferred to a critical access hospital (CAH) with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission (eff. 10/2013)
95Discharged/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)
96National Assignment
97National Assignment
98National Assignment
99National Assignment
XXInvalid Patient Status