Discharge disposition codes

The following table is a complete list of Discharge disposition codes 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