https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/HospitalAcqCond/Coding|07/14/2020
name
PresentOnAdmission
PresentOnAdmission
package
hl7.terminology.r4@6.3.0
hl7.terminology.r4@6.3.0
content
complete
complete
status
active
active
date
2024-08-21 07:00:00.0
2024-08-21 07:00:00.0
CMS Present on Admission (POA) Indicator
This code system consists of Present on Admission (POA) indicators which are assigned to the principal and secondary diagnoses (as defined in Section II of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting) and the external cause of injury codes to indicate the presence or absence of the diagnosis at the time of inpatient admission.
| code | display | definition | hierarchy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y | Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.... | ||
| N | Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.... | ||
| U | Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admiss... | ||
| W | Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present ... | ||
| 1 | Unreported/Not used. Exempt from POA reporting. This code is equivalent to a blank on the UB-04, h... |