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W44.F

Objects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2024 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:

  • W44.F0 Objects of natural or organic material unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice (also a header)
  • W44.F1 Bezoar entering into or through a natural orifice (also a header)
  • W44.F2 Rubber band entering into or through a natural orifice (also a header)
  • W44.F3 Food entering into or through a natural orifice (also a header)
  • W44.F4 Insect entering into or through a natural orifice (also a header)
  • W44.F9 Other object of natural or organic material, entering into or through a natural orifice (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.

  1. FY2024 Added to the code set Objects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W44

Excludes2 - not included here

  • contact with other sharp objects (W26)
  • contact with sharp glass (W25)
  • foreign body or object entering through skin (W45)

Inherited from the W20-W49 section Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • assault (X92-Y09)
  • contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
  • exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
  • intentional self-harm (X71-X83)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
W44.8 Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice Not billable
W44.9 Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice Not billable
W44.A Battery entering into or through a natural orifice Not billable
W44.B Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice Not billable
W44.C Glass entering into or through a natural orifice Not billable
W44.D Magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice Not billable
W44.E Non-magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice Not billable
W44.G Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice Not billable
W44.H Other sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice Not billable