Count of Present on Admission (POA) Diagnosis E Codes

SAS Name
POA_DGNS_E_CD_CNT

The count of the number of Present on Admission (POA) codes associated with the diagnosis E codes reported on the Inpatient/SNF claim.

Comments

This field was new in 2009.

The E codes are used to identify external causes of injury, poisoning, or other adverse events.

Source: NCH