Discharge Disposition Codes

This is the complete list of Discharge Disposition Codes you will find in Clinical Analytics.

Status	Description
1	Discharged to home/self care (routine)
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
4	Discharged/transferred to a Facility that Provides Custodial or Supportive Care
5	Discharged/transferred to a Designated Cancer Center or Children’s Hospital
6	Discharged/transferred to home care of organized home health service organization
7	Left against medical advice or discontinued care
9	Admitted as an inpatient to this hospital; valid only on outpatient data
20	Expired (did not recover - Christian Science patient)
21	Discharged/transferred to Court/Law Enforcement
30	Still patient or expected to return for outpatient services
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
50	Hospice - home
51	Hospice - medical facility
61	Discharged/transferred within this institution to a hospital-based 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 hospital
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
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
81	Discharged to home or self-care with a planned acute care hospital 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 nursing facility certified under Medicaid but not certified under Medicare with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission
93	Discharged/transferred to a psychiatric hospital/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
99	Discharge alive, destination unknown
0	Missing/Invalid/Unknown/Other