Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44)
Instructional Notations
Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
- contact with other sharp objects W26
- contact with sharp glass W25
- foreign body or object entering through skin W45
7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W44
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
W44.8 Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.8XXA Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.8XXD Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.8XXS Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.9 Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.9XXA Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.9XXD Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.9XXS Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.A Battery entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
W44.A0 Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.A0XA Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.A0XD Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.A0XS Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.A1 Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.A1XA Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.A1XD Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.A1XS Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.A9 Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.A9XA Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.A9XD Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.A9XS Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.B Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
W44.B0 Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.B0XA Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B0XD Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B0XS Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.B1 Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.B1XA Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B1XD Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B1XS Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.B2 Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.B2XA Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B2XD Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B2XS Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.B3 Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.B3XA Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B3XD Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B3XS Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.B4 Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.B4XA Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B4XD Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B4XS Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.B5 Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.B5XA Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B5XD Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B5XS Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.B9 Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.B9XA Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B9XD Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.B9XS Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.C Glass entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
W44.C0 Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.C0XA Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.C0XD Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.C0XS Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.C1 Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.C1XA Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.C1XD Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.C1XS Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.C2 Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.C2XA Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.C2XD Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.C2XS Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.D Magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
W44.D0 Magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.D0XA Magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D0XD Magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D0XS Magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.D1 Magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.D1XA Magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D1XD Magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D1XS Magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.D2 Magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.D2XA Magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D2XD Magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D2XS Magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.D3 Magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.D3XA Magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D3XD Magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D3XS Magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.D4 Magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.D4XA Magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D4XD Magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D4XS Magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.D9 Other magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.D9XA Other magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D9XD Other magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.D9XS Other magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.E Non-magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
W44.E0 Non-magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.E0XA Non-magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E0XD Non-magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E0XS Non-magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.E1 Non-magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.E1XA Non-magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E1XD Non-magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E1XS Non-magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.E2 Non-magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.E2XA Non-magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E2XD Non-magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E2XS Non-magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.E3 Non-magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.E3XA Non-magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E3XD Non-magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E3XS Non-magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.E4 Non-magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.E4XA Non-magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E4XD Non-magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E4XS Non-magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.E9 Other non-magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.E9XA Other non-magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E9XD Other non-magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.E9XS Other non-magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.F Objects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
W44.F0 Objects of natural or organic material unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.F0XA Objects of natural or organic material unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F0XD Objects of natural or organic material unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F0XS Objects of natural or organic material unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.F1 Bezoar entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.F1XA Bezoar entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F1XD Bezoar entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F1XS Bezoar entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.F2 Rubber band entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.F2XA Rubber band entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F2XD Rubber band entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F2XS Rubber band entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.F3 Food entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.F3XA Food entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F3XD Food entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F3XS Food entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.F4 Insect entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.F4XA Insect entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F4XD Insect entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F4XS Insect entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.F9 Other object of natural or organic material, entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.F9XA Other object of natural or organic material, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F9XD Other object of natural or organic material, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.F9XS Other object of natural or organic material, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.G Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
W44.G0 Other non-organic objects unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.G0XA Other non-organic objects unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G0XD Other non-organic objects unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G0XS Other non-organic objects unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.G1 Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.G1XA Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G1XD Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G1XS Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.G2 Combination metal and plastic toy and toy part entering into or through natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.G2XA Combination metal and plastic toy and toy part entering into or through natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G2XD Combination metal and plastic toy and toy part entering into or through natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G2XS Combination metal and plastic toy and toy part entering into or through natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.G3 Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.G3XA Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G3XD Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G3XS Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.G9 Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.G9XA Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G9XD Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.G9XS Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.H Other sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
W44.H0 Other sharp object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.H0XA Other sharp object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.H0XD Other sharp object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.H0XS Other sharp object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.H1 Needle entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.H1XA Needle entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.H1XD Needle entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.H1XS Needle entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
W44.H2 Knife, sword or dagger entering into or through a natural orifice NEW CODE
- W44.H2XA Knife, sword or dagger entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter NEW CODE
- W44.H2XD Knife, sword or dagger entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter NEW CODE
- W44.H2XS Knife, sword or dagger entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela NEW CODE
Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44)