W44.9XXA
W44.9XXA: Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
W44.9XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W44.9XXA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W44
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Foreign body NOS entering into or through a natural orifice
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W44.9XXA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.