Date

October 2011

Topic

General Medicare Program Information

Title

Present on Admission Indicator Reporting by Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals

Format

Fact Sheet

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ICN: 901046

Publication Description:

This fact sheet is designed to provide clarity for providers on how to apply the Present on Admission(POA) indicator to the final set of diagnosis codes. It include codes that have been assigned in accordance with sections I, II, and III of the official coding guidelines. Subsequent to the assignment of the ICD-9-CM codes, the POA indicator should then be assigned to those conditions that have been added.

Publication Size: 2MB

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