Battery entering into or through a natural orifice
- W44.A should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- ICD-10-CM W44.A 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.A – other international versions of ICD-10 W44.A may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W44.A describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
The following code(s) above W44.A contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to W44.A:
- 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