During an inpatient operative episode after admission, an intraoperative hemorrhage occurs that was not present before surgery. Which POA indicator is typically appropriate for that surgical complication diagnosis?

Complications that occur after admission, including intraoperative complications arising during surgery performed after admission, are generally assigned POA N. They are not considered present on admission merely because they occur in the operating room. Clinically significant complications remain reportable diagnoses; POA assignment does not erase coding responsibility.