Food entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2024 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.

FY2024 Added to the code set Food entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter

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)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Ingestion > foreign body
Entry of foreign body or material
Swallowed, swallowing > foreign body
Foreign body > entering through > natural orifice > food

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
W44.F3XA	Food entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter	Valid
W44.F3XS	Food entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela	Valid