In an inpatient setting, if a patient had a condition when he or she was admitted to the hospital, which POA indicator will the coder assign?

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

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In an inpatient setting, if a patient had a condition when he or she was admitted to the hospital, which POA indicator will the coder assign?A)  UB)  WC)  ND)  Y

Luisa Prescott · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The POA indicator Y is assigned when the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.

In an inpatient setting, if a patient had a condition when he or she was admitted to the hospital, which POA indicator will the coder assign?

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

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