In an inpatient setting, if a patient did not have a condition when he or she was admitted to the hospital, which POA will the coder assign?

A) U
B) W
C) N
D) Y

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In an inpatient setting, if a patient did not have a condition when he or she was admitted to the hospital, which POA will the coder assign?A)  UB)  WC)  ND)  Y

Khushboo Darshankumar · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  When a patient does not have a condition at the time of admission, the coder will assign POA indicator N which means No. This indicator shows that the condition was not present at the time of admission, and it is not hospital-acquired, present on admission (POA) or clinically evaluated.

In an inpatient setting, if a patient did not have a condition when he or she was admitted to the hospital, which POA will the coder assign?

A) U
B) W
C) N
D) Y

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