W44

The ICD-10-CM code for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice is W44. The full clinical description is "Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice". W44 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W44 represents “Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, W44 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under W44.

W44 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W44 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: assault (X92-Y09); contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64); exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-); and 1 more.

W44 has 10 child codes, including: W44.8 (Other foreign body entering via natural orifice), W44.9 (Unspecified foreign body entering via natural orifice), W44.A (Battery entering into or through a natural orifice), W44.B (Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice), and 6 more.

W44 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C5819337. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

W44 maps to the ICD-11 code: PB50 (Unintentional exposure to foreign body in orifice).