New Patient Status Discharge Code 70 to Define Discharges or Transfers to Other Types of Health Care Institutions not Defined Elsewhere in the UB-04 (CMS-1450) Manual Code Li
This CR provides implementing instructions for a new patient discharge status code 70 and a definition change to existing patient discharge status code 05.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: November 02, 2007
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