W44.A
Header — not billableBattery entering into or through a natural orifice
The ICD-10 code for battery entering into or through a natural orifice is W44.A.
W44.A is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •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
- W44.9Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
- 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.ABattery entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header