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Medicare requires that when discharging a patient from an inpatient stay, the discharging facility reports the discharge disposition in the “Patient Discharge Status” field (FL 17). The claim must include the discharge status code that most accurately reflects the discharge of the patient.
View patient discharge status codes.
Choosing the patient discharge status code correctly avoids claim errors and helps you receive payment for your claim sooner.
This indicator identifies stand-alone codes that describe the physician work part of chosen diagnostic tests for which there’s an associated code that describes the technical component of the diagnostic test only and another associated code that describes the global test.
The discharge status code identifies where the patient is being discharged to at the end of their facility stay or transferred to such as an acute/post-acute facility. The discharging facility should ensure that documentation in the patient’s medical record supports the billed discharge status code.
Readmission Patient Discharge Status Code 93), children’s hospitals, and cancer hospitals (Patient Discharge Status Code 05 or Planned Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Readmission Patient Discharge Status Code 85).
Definition: A code indicating the disposition or discharge status of the patient at the end of service for the period covered on the bill/record or claim. Discharged to home or self-care (routine discharge).
This module introduces you to patient discharge status codes and hospital transfer policies. Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Identify patient discharge status codes; Distinguish between acute care and post-acute care transfers ; Please click here to view this module.
Frequently Used Status Codes; Patient Discharge Status Codes & Hospital Transfers ...
Discharged/transferred to a nursing facility certified under Medicaid but not certified under Medicare. View patient status codes.