In an Inpatient Setting, If a Patient Did Not Have

question 21

Multiple Choice

In an inpatient setting, if a patient did not have a condition when he or she was admitted to the hospital, which POA will the coder assign?

• A) U
• B) W
• C) N
• D) Y

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Definitions:

Cash Inflows

Funds entering a business from various sources, including sales, investments, and financing activities, critical for maintaining liquidity.

Payback Period

The time it takes for an investment to generate an amount of income or cash equivalent to the cost of the investment.

NPV

Net Present Value; a method used in capital budgeting to assess the profitability of an investment or project, calculated by subtracting the present value of cash outflows from the present value of cash inflows over a period of time.

NPV

NPV, or Net Present Value, is a financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of an investment, calculated by subtracting the present value of cash outflows from the present value of cash inflows over a period of time.