If a patient is discharged from inpatient care on the same day as a nursing facility admit, the coder may select:

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The correct coding in this scenario involves selecting both an Initial Nursing Facility Care code, to capture the start of care in the nursing facility, and a hospital discharge code, to accurately document the patient's discharge from inpatient care. This approach ensures that both the end of the hospital care and the commencement of nursing facility care are properly recorded for billing and documentation purposes.

If a Patient Is Discharged from Inpatient Care on the Same