April 2008 Update to the Medicare Code Editor (MCE) and Grouper
This Change Request (CR) addresses the need for an April 2008 update to Grouper and MCE, due to the addition of patient status code 70. The new Patient Status Discharge Code 70
is defined as "Discharges or Transfers to Other Types of Health Care Institutions not defined elsewhere in the UB-04 (CMS-1450) Manual Code List," as described in CR 5764, Transmittal 1374 issued November 7, 2007.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 11, 2008
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