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Generated Narrative: CodeSystem presentOnAdmission

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This case-sensitive code system https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/HospitalAcqCond/Coding defines the following codes:

Code | Definition
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 admission.
W | Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.
1 | Unreported/Not used. Exempt from POA reporting. This code is equivalent to a blank on the UB-04, however; it was determined that blanks are undesirable when submitting this data via the 4010A.

# title
CMS Present on Admission (POA) Indicator

# publisher
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

# contact[].name
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244,  USA

# description
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.

# copyright
The POA Indicator Codes are in the public domain and are free to use without restriction.

# concept[].definition
Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.

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Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.

# concept[].definition
Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.

# concept[].definition
Clinically undetermined.  Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.

# concept[].definition
Unreported/Not used.  Exempt from POA reporting.  This code is equivalent to a blank on the UB-04, however; it was determined that blanks are undesirable when submitting this data via the 4010A.