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What are the discharge disposition codes?

What are the discharge disposition codes?

Patient Discharge Status Codes

Status Definition
01 Discharged to home or self-care (routine discharge)
02 Discharged/transferred to a short-term general hospital for inpatient care
03 Discharged/transferred to skilled nursing facility (SNF) with Medicare certification

What is discharge status code 63?

63 – Discharged/Transferred to Long Term Care Hospitals This code is for hospitals that meet the Medicare criteria for LTCH certification as follows: Long term care hospitals are facilities that provide acute inpatient care with an average length of stay of 25 days or greater.

What is a patient discharge status code 21?

This article is based on Change Request (CR) 6385 which provides implementing instructions for a new patient discharge status code 21, which defines discharges. or transfers to court/law enforcement. This includes transfers to incarceration facilities such as jail, prison, or other detention facility.

What is patient discharge status 30?

Patient Discharge Status Code 30 should be used on inpatient claims when billing for leave of absence days, and for inpatient and outpatient interim bills.

What is procedure code 99239?

Hospital Discharge Day Management Services
Hospital Discharge Day Management Services, CPT code 99238 or 99239 is a face-to- face evaluation and management (E/M) service between the attending physician and the patient.

What is condition code 40 mean?

same day transfer
The earlier admission, which is not charged utilization, is recognized by condition code 40 (same day transfer), and the same date entered in the “From” and “Through” dates. Here is how a claim for a same day transfer should be billed: Same from and thru date for statement dates. Non-covered utilization day.

What is patient discharge status 01?

Hospital X billed with patient status code 01 reflecting a discharge to home. Patient is discharged against medical advice from hospital X. Patient is subsequently readmitted the same day to hospital Y. Hospital X billed with patient status code 07 reflecting a discharge against medical advice.

What is a discharge status?

A “discharge” occurs when a Medicare beneficiary leaves an acute care hospital after receiving acute care treatment; or dies in the hospital.

What does condition code 43 mean?

Home Care
Condition Code 43 may be used to indicate that Home Care was started more than three days after discharge from the Hospital and therefore payment will be based on the MS-DRG and not a per diem payment.

What is procedure code 99220?

CPT codes 99218-99220, initial observation care, describe physician visits during a patient’s stay in observation status. This applies for a discharge from inpatient status on a day other than the day a patient was admitted.

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