POA Exempt: Exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X08) ICD-10-CM
The 26 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 26 codes · 3 categories
X02 Exposure to controlled fire in building or structure14 codes
- X02.0XXD Exposure to flames in controlled fire in building or structure, subsequent encounter
- X02.0XXS Exposure to flames in controlled fire in building or structure, sequela
- X02.1XXD Exposure to smoke in controlled fire in building or structure, subsequent encounter
- X02.1XXS Exposure to smoke in controlled fire in building or structure, sequela
- X02.2XXD Injury due to collapse of burning building or structure in controlled fire, subsequent encounter
- X02.2XXS Injury due to collapse of burning building or structure in controlled fire, sequela
- X02.3XXD Fall from burning building or structure in controlled fire, subsequent encounter
- X02.3XXS Fall from burning building or structure in controlled fire, sequela
- X02.4XXD Hit by object from burning building or structure in controlled fire, subsequent encounter
- X02.4XXS Hit by object from burning building or structure in controlled fire, sequela
- X02.5XXD Jump from burning building or structure in controlled fire, subsequent encounter
- X02.5XXS Jump from burning building or structure in controlled fire, sequela
- X02.8XXD Other exposure to controlled fire in building or structure, subsequent encounter
- X02.8XXS Other exposure to controlled fire in building or structure, sequela
X03 Exposure to controlled fire, not in building or structure10 codes
- X03.0XXD Exposure to flames in controlled fire, not in building or structure, subsequent encounter
- X03.0XXS Exposure to flames in controlled fire, not in building or structure, sequela
- X03.1XXD Exposure to smoke in controlled fire, not in building or structure, subsequent encounter
- X03.1XXS Exposure to smoke in controlled fire, not in building or structure, sequela
- X03.3XXD Fall due to controlled fire, not in building or structure, subsequent encounter
- X03.3XXS Fall due to controlled fire, not in building or structure, sequela
- X03.4XXD Hit by object due to controlled fire, not in building or structure, subsequent encounter
- X03.4XXS Hit by object due to controlled fire, not in building or structure, sequela
- X03.8XXD Other exposure to controlled fire, not in building or structure, subsequent encounter
- X03.8XXS Other exposure to controlled fire, not in building or structure, sequela
Questions About This Category
Why are these codes POA exempt?
The codes for exposure to smoke, fire and flames 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 26 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.
More POA Exempt Categories
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.
