POA Exempt: Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion (W65-W74) ICD-10-CM
The 13 ICD-10-CM codes in this range are exempt from Present on Admission reporting for fiscal year 2026. Hospitals assign no POA indicator for them on inpatient claims: the codes describe circumstances, such as pre-existing conditions or the cause of an injury, where asking whether the condition was present at admission adds no information.
Exempt Codes in This Range 13 codes · 5 categories
W65 Accidental drowning and submersion while in bath-tub2 codes
W67 Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool2 codes
W69 Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water3 codes
W73 Other specified cause of accidental non-transport drowning and submersion3 codes
W74 Unspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion3 codes
Questions About This Category
Why are these codes POA exempt?
The codes for accidental non-transport drowning and submersion describe circumstances where the Present on Admission question has no meaning, so CMS exempts them from the indicator. The exemption is published in the official FY 2026 CMS exempt file.
How many codes in this range are exempt?
The FY 2026 exempt list contains 13 codes in this range, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Are these codes billable?
The exemption only removes the POA indicator requirement, it does not change how a code is used on claims. Billable status is shown per code: blue codes are billable, and any codes shown in the amber tone are category headers that need more characters.
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Source: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM POA exempt file, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. See also the Medicare Code Edits and the MS-DRG list.
