N No U Unknown W Clinically undetermined Not applicable (only valid for NCHS official 1 published list of not applicable ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM codes for POA flag) Not applicable (only valid for NCHS official [Blank] published list of not applicable ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM codes for POA flag) Table 1. PATIENT STATUS Look-up Table Patient Status Principal Data Element PatientStatus Other Data Elements All other values invalid. Rules Last Updated 1/30/2017 CODE DESCRIPTION Discharged/transferred to home or self-care 1 (routine discharge) Discharged/transferred to another short-term 2 general hospital for inpatient care Discharged, transferred to Skilled Nursing 3 Facility (SNF) Discharged/transferred to an Intermediate 4 Care Facility (ICF) Discharged/transferred to a Designated 5 cancer Center or Children’s Hospital. Discharged/transferred to home under care of 6 organized home health service organization 7 Left against medical advice (AMA) Discharged/transferred to home under care of 8 a Home IV Drug Therapy Provider Not allowed in the MA Hospital Inpatient 9 Discharge Data 12 Discharge Other 13 Discharge/transfer to rehab hospital 14 Discharge/transfer to rest home 15 Discharge to Shelter Expired (or did not recover - Christian Science 20 Patient) 50 Discharged to Hospice - Home 51 Discharged to Hospice Medical Facility 43 Discharged/transferred to federal healthcare
N No U Unknown W Clinically undetermined 1 Not applicable (only valid for NCHS official published list of not applicable ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM codes for POA flag) [Blank] Not applicable (only valid for NCHS official published list of not applicable ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM codes for POA flag) Table 1. PATIENT STATUS Look-up Table Patient Status Principal Data Element PatientStatus Other Data Elements Rules All other values invalid. Last Updated 1/30/2017 CODE DESCRIPTION 1 Discharged/transferred to home or self-care (routine discharge) 2 Discharged/transferred to another short-term general hospital for inpatient care 3 Discharged, transferred to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 4 Discharged/transferred to an Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) 5 Discharged/transferred to a Designated cancer Center or Children’s Hospital. 6 Discharged/transferred to home under care of organized home health service organization 7 Left against medical advice (AMA) 8 Discharged/transferred to home under care of a Home IV Drug Therapy Provider 9 Not allowed in the MA Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data 12 Discharge Other 13 Discharge/transfer to rehab hospital 14 Discharge/transfer to rest home 15 Discharge to Shelter 20 Expired (or did not recover - Christian Science Patient) 50 Discharged to Hospice - Home 51 Discharged to Hospice Medical Facility 43 Discharged/transferred to federal healthcare