CMS Present on Admission (POA) Indicator
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https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/HospitalAcqCond/Coding
Version07/14/2020
Concepts5Date2021-06-24T00:00:00.000-07:00PublisherCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDescriptionThis 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.
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