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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.

Values for Codeset
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: