MC156

Data ElementPresent on Admission Code (POA) - 02
DescriptionCode indicating the presence of Other Diagnosis - 2 at the time of admission:

3 = Unknown
1 = Exempt from POA reporting (use if POA reporting is not required by carrier)
N = Other diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission
U = Documentation insufficient to determine if condition was present at time of inpatient admission
W = Clinically undetermined
Y = Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission
TypeText
Formatchar
Length1
Threshold

10% if MC036 begins with 11, 12 and MC094 = 002 and MC043 <> NULL

RequiredRequired
Tip / NotesDefinition updated to include institution level information as well as inpatient level information as of 6/30/2022. This field represents only inpatient admissions for data requests pulled prior to this date.
Rank129