Present on admission (POA) is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs - conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered as present on admission.
See the POA Reporting Guidelines for more information.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Q16.4 | Other congenital malformations of middle ear |
| Q16.4 | Other congenital malformations of middle ear |
| Q16.5 | Congenital malformation of inner ear |
| Q16.5 | Congenital malformation of inner ear |
| Q16.5 | Congenital malformation of inner ear |
| Q16.5 | Congenital malformation of inner ear |
| Q16.9 | Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified |
| Q16.9 | Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified |
| Q16.9 | Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified |
| Q16.9 | Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified |
| Q17.0 | Accessory auricle |
| Q17.0 | Accessory auricle |
| Q17.0 | Accessory auricle |
| Q17.0 | Accessory auricle |
| Q17.1 | Macrotia |
| Q17.1 | Macrotia |
| Q17.1 | Macrotia |
| Q17.1 | Macrotia |
| Q17.2 | Microtia |
| Q17.2 | Microtia |
| Q17.2 | Microtia |
| Q17.2 | Microtia |
| Q17.3 | Other misshapen ear |
| Q17.3 | Other misshapen ear |
| Q17.3 | Other misshapen ear |
| Q17.3 | Other misshapen ear |
| Q17.4 | Misplaced ear |
| Q17.4 | Misplaced ear |
| Q17.4 | Misplaced ear |
| Q17.4 | Misplaced ear |
| Q17.5 | Prominent ear |
| Q17.5 | Prominent ear |
| Q17.5 | Prominent ear |
| Q17.5 | Prominent ear |
| Q17.8 | Other specified congenital malformations of ear |
| Q17.8 | Other specified congenital malformations of ear |
| Q17.8 | Other specified congenital malformations of ear |
| Q17.8 | Other specified congenital malformations of ear |
| Q17.9 | Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified |
| Q17.9 | Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified |
| Q17.9 | Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified |
| Q17.9 | Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified |
| Q18.0 | Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft |
| Q18.0 | Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft |
| Q18.0 | Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft |
| Q18.0 | Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft |
| Q18.1 | Preauricular sinus and cyst |
| Q18.1 | Preauricular sinus and cyst |
| Q18.1 | Preauricular sinus and cyst |
| Q18.1 | Preauricular sinus and cyst |