POA Exempt: Congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34) ICD-10-CM
The 31 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 31 codes · 5 categories
Q30 Congenital malformations of nose6 codes
Q31 Congenital malformations of larynx7 codes
Q32 Congenital malformations of trachea and bronchus5 codes
Q33 Congenital malformations of lung9 codes
- Q33.0 Congenital cystic lung
- Q33.1 Accessory lobe of lung
- Q33.2 Sequestration of lung
- Q33.3 Agenesis of lung
- Q33.4 Congenital bronchiectasis
- Q33.5 Ectopic tissue in lung
- Q33.6 Congenital hypoplasia and dysplasia of lung
- Q33.8 Other congenital malformations of lung
- Q33.9 Congenital malformation of lung, unspecified
Questions About This Category
Why are these codes POA exempt?
The codes for congenital malformations of the respiratory system 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 31 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.
