W44.C1XA — Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
W44.C1XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th 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.
- Glass shard entering into or through a natural orifice
Risk adjustment
W44.C1XA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
W44.C1XA is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck
Related codes at this level
Codes that share W44.C1. If W44.C1XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about W44.C1XA
- Is W44.C1XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. W44.C1XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does W44.C1XA sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).