The discharge status code identifies where the patient is being discharged to at the end of their facility stay or transferred to such as an acute/post-acute facility.
Discharge status codes (key codes, list not all-inclusive)
| Code | Code Value |
|---|---|
| 01 | DISCHARGED TO HOME OR SELF CARE (ROUTINE DISCHARGE) |
| 02 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER SHORT-TERM HOSPITAL |
| 03 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO A NURSING FACILITY |
| 04 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY |
| 05 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER TYPE INSTITUTION (INCLUDING DISTINCT PARTS) OR REFERRED FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION |
| 06 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO HOME UNDER 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 |
| 09 | ADMITTED AS AN INPATIENT TO THIS HOSPITAL |
| 20 | EXPIRED (OR DID NOT RECOVER – CHRISTIAN SCIENCE) PATIENT |
| 30 | STILL A PATIENT |
| 40 | EXPIRED AT HOME (HOSPICE CLAIMS ONLY) |
| 41 | EXPIRED IN A MEDICAL FACILITY SUCH AS A HOSPITAL, NF OR FREE-STANDING HOSPICE (HOSPICE CLAIMS ONLY) |
| 42 | EXPIRED – PLACE UNKNOWN (HOSPICE CLAIMS ONLY) |
| 43 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO A FEDERAL HOSPITAL |
| 50 | HOSPICE – HOME |
| 51 | HOSPICE – MEDICAL FACILITY |
| 61 | DISCHARGED TO A HOSPITAL-BASED MEDICARE APPROVED SWING BED |
| 62 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER REHAB FACILITY/REHAB UNIT OF A HOSPITAL |
| 63 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO A LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITAL |
| 65 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO A PSYCH HOSPITAL/PSYCH UNIT OF A HOSPITAL |
| 66 | DISCHARGED TO CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL |
| 71 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES |
| 72 | DISCHARGED/TRANSFERRED TO THIS INSTITUTION FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES |
| 99 | UNKNOWN |
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