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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.
2 Φεβ 2024 · Search for a Patient Discharge Status Code. Status. Definition. 01. Discharged to home or self-care (routine discharge) 02. Discharged/transferred to short-term general hospital for Inpatient Care. 03. Discharged/transferred to skilled nursing facility SNF with Medicare certification.
A patient discharge status code is a two-digit code that identifies where the patient is at the conclusion of a health care facility encounter (this could be a visit or an actual inpatient stay) or at the time end of a billing cycle (the ‘through' date of a claim).
A patient discharge status code is a two-digit code that identifies where the patient is at the conclusion of a health care facility encounter (this could be a visit or an actual inpatient stay) or at the time end of a billing cycle (the ‘through' date of a claim).
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.
Introduction; Background; Patient Discharge Status Code; Transfers; Frequently Used Status Codes
A claim is billed with patient discharge status codes 01 (patient discharged to home or self-care); however the beneficiary was transferred to another facility. An adjustment needs to be submitted to correct patient status code.
