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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
POA_DGNS_21_IND_CD
The code used to identify the present on admission (POA) indicator code associated with the diagnosis codes (DGNSCD1–DGNSCD25).
| 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') |
The POA indicators for the diagnosis E codes are stored in the variables POA_DGNS_E_1_IND_CD– POA_DGNS_E_25_IND_CD.
Source: NCH