2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

  • Non-billable
  • 2024–2025

W44 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice.

Type 2 excludes

  • Contact with other sharp objects (W26)

  • Contact with sharp glass (W25)

  • Foreign body or object entering through skin (W45)

Seventh character note

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

Seventh character extensions

  • A: initial encounter

  • D: subsequent encounter

  • S: sequela

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    New code