AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Present on Admission (POA) Indicator for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) with Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN)

A patient with myeloproliferative/myelodysplastic neoplasm, status post stem cell transplant was admitted due to multiple medical conditions, including mild acute kidney injury (AKI) that was present on admission with an unclear etiology. During the hospitalization, the patient developed acute tubular necrosis (ATN) due to sepsis that also developed after admission. AKI with ATN is classified to code N17.0, Acute kidney failure with tubular necrosis. What is the appropriate present on admission (POA) indicator for this code when the ATN was not present on admission and was due to sepsis? ...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS .


  • The official AHA publication for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines and advice
  • Current newsletters added each quarter
  • Full Archives - over 3100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1984 organized by year and issue
  • Includes ICD-10-CM/PCS Articles since 2013
  • Fully searchable through Find-A-Code's Comprehensive Search
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
  • View all the articles associated with any code, right from the code page!
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • AHA's Coding Clinic® - ICD-10-CM/PCS +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.