Diagnosis E Code Present on Admission Indicator 5

SAS Name
POA_DGNS_E_5_IND_CD

The code used to identify the present on admission (POA) indicator code associated with the diagnosis E codes (variables called DGNS_E_1_CD–DGNS_E_25_CD).

Comments

The E codes are used to identify external causes of injury, poisoning, or other adverse events.

The POA indicators for the regular (non-E code diagnoses) are stored in the variables POA_DGNS_1_IND_CD–POA_DGNS_25_IND_CD.

Source: NCH

Code Code value
0 Diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirements (same meaning as null/missing)
1 Unreported/not used — exempt from POA reporting — this code is equivalent to a blank on the UB04
Y Diagnosis was present at the time of inpatient admission. CMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG for those selected hospital acquired conditions (HACs) that are coded as 'Y' for the POA Indicator.
N Diagnosis was not present at the time of inpatient admission. CMS will not pay the CC/MCC DRG for those selected HACs that are coded as 'N' for the POA Indicator.
U Documentation is insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. CMS will not pay the CC/MCC DRG for those selected HACs that are coded as 'U' for the POA Indicator
W Clinically undetermined. Provider is unable to clinically determine whether condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. CMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG for those selected HACs that are coded as 'W' for the POA Indicator
Z Denotes the end of the POA indicators (terminated 1/2011).
X Denotes the end of the POA indicators in special data processing situations that may be identified by CMS in the future (terminated 1/2011)
Null/missing Identifies diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirements (replaces the '1'; same meaning as '0')