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.
04 = Discharged/transferred to intermediate care facility (ICF).
05 = Discharged/transferred to another type of institution for inpatient care (including distinct parts).
06 = Discharged/transferred to home care of organized home health service organization.
07 = Left against medical advice or discontinued care.
09 = Admitted as an inpatient to this hospital. 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)
41 = Expired in a medical facility such as hospital, SNF, ICF, or freestanding hospice. (Hospice claims only)
42 = Expired — place unknown — this is used only on Medicare and TRICARE claims for Hospice only
43 = Discharged/transferred to a federal hospital
50 = Discharged/transferred to a Hospice – home.
51 = Discharged/transferred to a Hospice – medical facility.
61 = Discharged/transferred within this institution to a hospitalbased Medicare approved swing bed
62 = Discharged/transferred to an inpatient rehabilitation facility including distinct parts units of a hospital.
63 = Discharged/transferred to a long term care hospitals.
64 = Discharged/transferred to a nursing facility certified under Medicaid but not under Medicare
65 = Discharged/Transferred to a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric distinct unit of a hospital.
66 = Discharged/transferred to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH)
69 = Discharged/transferred to a designated disaster alternative care site (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 (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 selfcare 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.Y