2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W44.9

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Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

  • W44.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • Short description: Unspecified foreign body entering via natural orifice
  • ICD-10-CM W44.9 is a new 2024 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W44.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 W44.9 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

  • W44.9 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.

Applicable To

  • Foreign body NOS entering into or through a natural orifice

The following code(s) above W44.9 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to W44.9:

  • V00-Y99  External causes of morbidity
  • W20-W49  Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
  • W44  Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

Code History

  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): New code

External Cause Index entries containing back-references to W44.9: