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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An Initial Nursing Facility Care code and a hospital discharge code can be selected because the patient's care transitioned from the hospital to a nursing facility on the same day, requiring coding for both the discharge from the hospital and the initiation of care at the nursing facility.

If a Patient Is Discharged from Inpatient Care on the Same