Patient Discharge Status Code (FFS) | ResDAC Data Dictionary

This variable is contained in the following files:

Home Health Agency (Fee-for-Service) Hospice (Fee-for-Service) Inpatient (Fee-for-Service) Outpatient (Fee-for-Service) Skilled Nursing Facility (Fee-for-Service)

SAS Name

PTNT_DSCHRG_STUS_CD

The code used to identify the status of the patient as of the CLM_THRU_DT.

Comments

* 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).

Source: NCH

The following codes apply only to particular MS-DRGs*, and were new in 10/2013:

Code	Code value
81	Discharged to home or self-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.
85	Discharged/transferred to a designated cancer center or children’s hospital 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.
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.
81	Discharged to home or self-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.
85	Discharged/transferred to a designated cancer center or children’s hospital 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.
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.