Which Form Locator records Discharge Hour on the UB-04 form?

Which Form Locator records Discharge Hour on the UB-04 form?

• A. Form Locator 14
• B. Form Locator 15
• C. Form Locator 17
• D. Form Locator 16

Answer: (D)

Discharge hour is captured in the field on the UB-04 that is dedicated to recording the exact time the patient leaves the hospital. This locator is specifically for the discharge time, separate from the discharge date, and is used to provide a precise timestamp for when the patient departed. Payers and providers use this time information to support accurate length-of-stay calculations and billing timing. The time is typically entered in a 24-hour format (for example, 1545 for 3:45 PM), and if the exact time isn’t known, the field is usually left blank. The other form locators pertain to different data elements such as dates and discharge status, not the discharge hour, so they aren’t the correct place for this information.

Discharge hour is captured in the field on the UB-04 that is dedicated to recording the exact time the patient leaves the hospital. This locator is specifically for the discharge time, separate from the discharge date, and is used to provide a precise timestamp for when the patient departed. Payers and providers use this time information to support accurate length-of-stay calculations and billing timing. The time is typically entered in a 24-hour format (for example, 1545 for 3:45 PM), and if the exact time isn’t known, the field is usually left blank. The other form locators pertain to different data elements such as dates and discharge status, not the discharge hour, so they aren’t the correct place for this information.