5010 Implementation—Changes to Present on Admission (POA) Indicator “1” and the K3 Segment
Effective with the implementation of 5010, Inpatient Prospective Payment
System (IPPS) hospitals shall no longer report the POA indicator of 1. ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes that are
exempt from reporting POA, shall be left blank instead of populating a 1.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 13, 2010
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