.NEI Impact of Screening at Point of Admission Medicare will continue to assign a discharge to a higher paying MS-DRG if the selected condition is present on admission (FY 2008 IPPS: ll.D.) Point of Admission (POA) ICD-9-CM Official Coding Guidelines • Y Condition present on admission • W Not possible to document when onset of condition occurred • N Not present on admission • U Insufficient documentation to determine if present on admission • 1 Exempt from POA reporting CONFIDENTIAL -14- EFTA00762942