DrChrono makes it simple to add the patient's discharge status to their institutional claim which will be printed in box 17 on the UB04 institutional claim form and transmitted on the EDI file.
- Navigate to Billing > Live Claims Feed > Inside the patient's encounter > Right side of the screen > Info tab
Options included in the drop-down are:
01 - Discharge to home or self-care (routine discharge)
02 - Discharge to another short-term general hospital
03 - Discharge to SNF
04 - Discharge to ICF
05 - Discharge to a designated cancer center or children's hospital
06 - Discharge to home under the care of a home health service organization
07 - Left against medical advice or discontinued care
09 - Admitted as an inpatient (after outpatient services)
20 - Expired
30 - Still patient or expected to return for outpatient services
40 - Expired at home (hospice claims only)
41 - Expired in a medical facility (hospice claims only)
44 - Expired, place unknown (hospice claims only)
50 - Hospice - home
51 - Hospice - medical facility
70 - Discharge to another type of healthcare institution not defined elsewhere in this code list