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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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