Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W44.H2

Knife, sword or dagger entering into or through a natural orifice

ICD-10-CM Code:: W44.H2
ICD-10 Code for:: Knife, sword or dagger entering via natural orifice
Is Billable?: Not Valid for Submission
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External causes of morbidity and mortality
(V01–Y99)
- Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
  (W20-W49)
  - Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
    (W44)

W44.H2 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of knife, sword or dagger 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.

Specific Coding Applicable to Knife, sword or dagger entering via natural orifice

Non-specific codes like W44.H2 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 knife, sword or dagger entering via natural orifice:

Use W44.H2XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use W44.H2XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use W44.H2XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code

W44.H2 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

dagger

Foreign body

entering through

natural orifice

knife

Foreign body

entering through

natural orifice

sword

Other ICD-10-CM Codes Commonly Used for Similar Conditions

Filter related codes list:

W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.8 Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.8XXA Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.8XXD Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.8XXS Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.9 Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.9XXA Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.9XXD Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.9XXS Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.A Battery entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.A0 Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.A0XA Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.A0XD Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.A0XS Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.A1 Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.A1XA Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.A1XD Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.A1XS Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.A9 Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.A9XA Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.A9XD Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.A9XS Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.B Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.B0 Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.B0XA Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.B0XD Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.B0XS Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.B1 Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.B1XA Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.B1XD Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.B1XS Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.B2 Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.B2XA Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.B2XD Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.B2XS Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.B3 Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.B3XA Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.B3XD Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.B3XS Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.B4 Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.B4XA Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.B4XD Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.B4XS Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.B5 Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.B5XA Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.B5XD Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.B5XS Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.
W44.B9 Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice.
W44.B9XA Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter.
W44.B9XD Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter.
W44.B9XS Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela.

Code History

FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024