Variable: PTNT_DSCHRG_STUS_CD
Patient Discharge Status Code
Description
The code used to identify the status of the patient as of the CLM_THRU_DT.
Comment
* MS-DRG codes where additional codes were available in October 2013 are: 280 (Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC), 281 (Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC), 282 (Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC), and 789 (Neonates, Died or Transferred to Another Acute Care Facility).
Values
This variable is coded, and will contain one of the following values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 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. |
| 20 | Expired (patient did not recover). |
| 21 | Discharged/transferred to court/law enforcement. |
| 30 | Still patient. |
| 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) |
| 50 | Discharged/transferred to a Hospice – home. |
| 51 | Discharged/transferred to a Hospice – medical facility. |
| 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) |
| 69 | Discharged/transferred to a designated disaster alternative care site (starting 10/2013; applies only to particular MS-DRGs*) |
| 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) The following codes apply only to particular MS-DRGs*, and were new in 10/2013: |
| 81 | Discharged to home or self-care with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 82 | Discharged/transferred to a short term general hospital for inpatient care with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 83 | Discharged/transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) with Medicare certification with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 84 | Discharged/transferred to a facility that provides custodial or supportive care with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 85 | Discharged/transferred to a designated cancer center or children’s hospital with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 86 | Discharged/transferred to home under care of organized home health service organization with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 87 | Discharged/transferred to court/law enforcement with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 88 | Discharged/transferred to a federal health care facility with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 89 | Discharged/transferred to a hospital-based Medicare approved swing bed with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 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. |
| 91 | Discharged/transferred to a Medicare certified long term care hospital (LTCH) with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 92 | Discharged/transferred to a nursing facility certified under Medicaid but not certified under Medicare with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 93 | Discharged/transferred to a psychiatric distinct part unit of a hospital with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 94 | Discharged/transferred to a critical access hospital (CAH) with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission. |
| 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. |
Other Info
Some additional information on this variable:
- Short Name: STUS_CD
- Long Name: PTNT_DSCHRG_STUS_CD
- Type: CHAR
- Length: 2
- Source: NCH
- Value Format: