W44.9
Billable codeUnspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
The ICD-10 code for unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice is W44.9.
Clinical notes
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- Foreign body NOS entering into or through a natural orifice
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- W44.8Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
- W44.ABattery entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header
- W44.BPlastic entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header
- W44.CGlass entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header
- W44.DMagnetic metal entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header
- W44.ENon-magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header
- W44.FObjects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header
- W44.GOther non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header
- W44.HOther sharp object entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header
- W44.9Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice