Which UB-04 field is used to record the hour of discharge?

Which UB-04 field is used to record the hour of discharge?

• A. FL 13 HR
• B. FL 12 Admission
• C. FL 16 DHR
• D. FL 9a Mailing address

Answer: (C)

On the UB-04, timing details are stored in specific fields, and there is a field dedicated to capturing the hour of discharge. This field is labeled Discharge Hour and is identified as field 16, with the abbreviation DHR. It is designed precisely to record the hour the patient was discharged, typically in a 24-hour format. The date of discharge is handled by the corresponding discharge date field, not by this hour field. The other options don’t pertain to discharge time: one is for the admission date, and another is for the patient's mailing address. The key point is that the hour of discharge is stored in field 16 as DHR.

On the UB-04, timing details are stored in specific fields, and there is a field dedicated to capturing the hour of discharge. This field is labeled Discharge Hour and is identified as field 16, with the abbreviation DHR. It is designed precisely to record the hour the patient was discharged, typically in a 24-hour format. The date of discharge is handled by the corresponding discharge date field, not by this hour field.

The other options don’t pertain to discharge time: one is for the admission date, and another is for the patient's mailing address. The key point is that the hour of discharge is stored in field 16 as DHR.