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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
DSCHRG_DSTNTN_CD
The code indicating the destination of the beneficiary upon discharge from a facility; also denotes death or skilled nursing facility (SNF)/still patient situations.
Code | Code value |
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1 | Discharged to home/self-care (routine charge). |
2 | Discharged/transferred to other short term general hospital for inpatient care. |
3 | 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. |
4 | Discharged/transferred to intermediate care facility (ICF). |
5 | 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'. |
6 | Discharged/transferred to home care of organized home health service organization. |
7 | Left against medical advice or discontinued care. |
8 | Discharged/transferred to home under care of a home IV drug therapy provider. |
20 | Expired (patient did not recover). |
21 | Discharged/transferred to court/law enforcement |
30 | Still patient |
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) |
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. |
* 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).
This field comes from the claim status code that is present on the last claim record for the stay.