Tag: Inpatient coding

Requirement of The POA Indicators POA indicators is an alpha character assigned to the principal diagnosis code and any secondary diagnosis codes reported for each inpatient admission. POA indicators are distinct from diagnosis codes and are not part of ICD 10 CM codes. Yes, they are assigned and reported to diagnosis codes, but they are different from diagnosis codes. Once the codes and POA indicator are entered, the POA indicator appears in a different data field on the claims form, separate from the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. The main purpose for…

We have learned a lot about outpatient coding, diagosis coding guidelines and CPT codes. But, today we will try to learn about inpatient coding guidelines. Here also, we have a lot of terms like POA indicators, Comorbid condition and complications which need to be learnt before coding inpatient charts. I have shared lot of information on Knee surgery, hip arthroplasty, suture removal, wound debridement, spinal epidural injection, AV fistula, angioplasty and stent placement  etc. where we are using CPT codes. But, in inpatient coding we have different codes for all…