01     Discharged to home care or self care (routine discharge)

02     Discharged/transferred to another short term general hospital for inpatient care

03     Discharged/transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) with Medicare certification

04     Discharged /transferred to an intermediate care facility

05     Discharged/transferred to another type of health care institution (not defined elsewhere in this code list) for inpatient care.
Usage note: Cancer hospitals excluded from PPS and children’s hospitals are examples of such other types of health care institutions.

06     Discharged/transferred to home under care of organized home health service organization

07     Left against medical advice or discontinued care

20     Expired

41     Expired in medical facility, such as hospital, SNF, ICF, or freestanding hospice.
Usage note: For use only on Medicare and CHAMPUS (TRICARE) claims for hospice care.

43     Discharged/transferred to a federal health care facility
Usage note: Discharged and transfers to a government operated health care facility such as a Department of Defense hospital, a Veteran’s Administration hospital or a Veteran’s Administration nursing facility. To be used whenever the destination at discharge is a federal health care facility, whether the patient resides there or not.

50     Hospice – home

51     Hospice – medical facility

61     Discharged/transferred to hospital-based Medicare approved swing bed
Usage note: Medicare-used for reporting patients discharged/transferred to a SNF level of care within a hospital’s approved swing bed arrangement.

62     Discharged/transferred to an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) including rehabilitation distinct part units of a hospital

63     Discharge/transferred to a Medicare certified long term care hospital (LTCH)

64     Discharged/transferred to a nursing facility certified under Medicaid but not certified under Medicare

65     Discharged/transferred to a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric distinct part unit of a hospital

66     Discharged/transferred to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH)