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B. Pending Response Choice Q: Do we have to complete all of the items? Can't I just mark them Unknown and then change my answers later? A: Complete...

Item 2. Head Circumference at Birth Q: We have difficulty collecting head circumference at birth, what should we enter? A:  If head circumference is no...

Item 10. Maternal Race and Ethnicity Item 10a. Is mother of hispanic origin? Item 10b. Maternal Race Q: We have difficulty determining the mother&#...

Item 24a. Temperature Measured Within the First Hour After Admission to Your NICU Q: Does this really matter 28 days out? Does it refer to within one ho...

Item 40. Early Sepsis and/or Meningitis (on or before Day 3) Q: If a baby has a positive culture for Coagulase negative Staphylococci on day 1, 2, or 2 of ...

Item 43e. PDA Ligation or PDA Closure by Catherization Q: I am getting an error notice when I add surgery codes for PDA Ligation or PDA Closure by Catheter...

ITEM 48a.  INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE Q: How would I code a Small Baby who had a head ultrasound on or before Day 28 of life that initially showed NO bleed? B...

Item 52a.  Major Birth Defects/Congenital Anomalies Q: How do you code a prenatal diagnosis of an anomaly that cannot be verified in our hospital after bir...

Note: The following item 53 pertain to ANY infant that was previously discharged home from a hospital and readmitted to your NICU (on or before Day 28) for ...

Item 56. Enteral Feeding at Discharge Q: When mother’s own milk is not available in the NICU, Prolacta offers two ready-to-feed, pasteurized human milk for...