presentOnAdmission
type: CodeSystem
node role: treeRoot
id:
  v: presentOnAdmission
text:
  status:
    v: generated
  div: Generated Narrative: CodeSystem presentOnAdmission 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.
url:
  v: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/HospitalAcqCond/Coding
identifier:
  system:
    v: urn:ietf:rfc:3986
  value:
    v: urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.6.301.11
version:
  v: 07/14/2020
name:
  v: PresentOnAdmission
title:
  v: CMS Present on Admission (POA) Indicator
status:
  v: active
experimental:
  v: false
date:
  v: 2024-08-21T00:00:00.000-07:00
publisher:
  v: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
contact:
  name:
    v: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244, USA
contact:
  name:
    v: Marilu Hue
  telecom:
    system:
      v: email
contact:
  name:
    v: James Poyer
  telecom:
    system:
      v: email
description:
  v: 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.
jurisdiction:
  coding:
    system:
      v: urn:iso:std:iso:3166
    code:
      v: US
copyright:
  v: The POA Indicator Codes are in the public domain and are free to use without restriction.
case sensitive:
  v: true
compositional:
  v: false
version needed:
  v: false
content:
  v: complete
count:
  v: 5
concept:
  code:
    v: Y
  definition:
    v: Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.
concept:
  code:
    v: N
  definition:
    v: Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.
concept:
  code:
    v: U
  definition:
    v: Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.
concept:
  code:
    v: W
  definition:
    v: Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.
concept:
  code:
    v: 1
  definition:
    v: 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.