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User Change Request (UCR): Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) - Modify Reason Code 38205 to Include All Patient Status Codes

The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to ensure FISS considers all patient status codes that represent a discharge when assigning reason code 38205.

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Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: March 08, 2022

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