Audio device 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 3 more specific codes instead:

W44.G1XA Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
W44.G1XD Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter
W44.G1XS Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela

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.

FY2024 Added to the code set Audio device 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)

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 > ear buds
Foreign body > entering through > natural orifice > audio device
Foreign body > entering through > natural orifice > hearing aids

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
W44.G0	Other non-organic objects unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice	Not billable
W44.G2	Combination metal and plastic toy and toy part entering into or through natural orifice	Not billable
W44.G3	Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice	Not billable
W44.G9	Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice	Not billable