2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W44.A0
Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- W44.A0
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Battery unspecified, entering via natural orifice
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
W44.A0 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like W44.A0 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Specific Coding Applicable to Battery unspecified, entering via natural orifice
Non-specific codes like W44.A0 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for battery unspecified, entering via natural orifice:
New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code
W44.A0 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2023. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).
Index of External Cause of Injuries
References found for this diagnosis code in the External Cause of Injuries Index:
- Foreign body
- entering through
- natural orifice
- battery
Code History
- FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024