Discharge Status Codes

Home, self-care (Routine Discharge)

Short-term hospital

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

Intermediate Care Facility (ICF)

Other facility

Home health service

Against medical advice

Admitted as inpatient

Expired (Did not Recover)

Court/Law Enforcement

Still a patient or expected to return for outpatient services

Expired at Home (Hospice ONLY claims)

Expired in Medical Facility (Hospice ONLY claims)

Expired - Place Unknown (Hospice ONLY claims)

Federal Hospital

Hospice - home

Hospice - medical facility

Swing bed

Inpatient Rehab Facility (IRF) or Rehab Unit in a Hospital

Long-term Care Hospital (LTCH)

Nursing Facility (Certified under Medicaid not Medicare)

Psych hospital/unit

Critical Access Hospital (CAH)

Designated Disaster Alternative Care Site

Other type of Healthcare Institution Not Elsewhere Classified (NEC)

Home, self-care w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Short-term hospital w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Custodial/Supportive Care w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Cancer Center or Children's Hospital w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Home health Service w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Court/Law Enforcement w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Federal Hospital w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Swing bed w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Inpatient Rehab Facility (IRF) w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Long-term Care Hospital (LTCH) w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Nursing Facility (Certified under Medicaid not Medicare) w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Psych hospital/unit w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission

Other Type of Healthcare Institution (NEC) w/planned Acute Hospital Readmission