POA Exempt: Genetic disorders, not elsewhere classified (QA0-QA1) ICD-10-CM
The 18 ICD-10-CM codes in this range are exempt from Present on Admission reporting for fiscal year 2027. Hospitals leave the POA field blank 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 18 codes · 2 categories
QA0 Neurodevelopmental disorders related to specific genetic pathogenic variants13 codes
- QA0.0101 SCN2A-related neurodevelopmental disorder
- QA0.0102 CACNA1A-related neurodevelopmental disorder
- QA0.0109 Neurodevelopmental disorder related to pathogenic variant in other ion channel gene
- QA0.011 Neurodevelopmental disorders, related to pathogenic variants in glutamate receptor genes
- QA0.012 Neurodevelopmental disorders, related to pathogenic variants in other receptor genes
- QA0.0131 SLC6A1-related disorder
- QA0.0139 Neurodevelopmental disorder, related to pathogenic variant in other transporter or solute carrier gene
- QA0.0141 Syntaxin-binding protein 1-related disorder
- QA0.0142 DLG4-related synaptopathy
- QA0.0149 Neurodevelopmental disorder, related to pathogenic variant in other synapse related gene
- QA0.0151 FOXG1 syndrome
- QA0.0159 Neurodevelopmental disorder, related to other genes associated with transcription and gene expression
- QA0.8 Other neurodevelopmental disorders related to pathogenic variants in other specific genes
QA1 Genetic disorders associated with neoplasms, not elsewhere classified5 codes
Questions About This Range
Why are these codes POA exempt?
The codes for genetic disorders, not elsewhere classified 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 2027 CMS exempt file.
How many codes in this range are exempt?
The FY 2027 exempt list contains 18 codes in this range, effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
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 Code Ranges
Source: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM POA exempt file, effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. See also the Medicare Code Edits and the MS-DRG list.
