W44.D1

W44.D1: Magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

W44.D1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

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

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W44.D1

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on W44: Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

contact with other sharp objects (W26)
contact with sharp glass (W25)
foreign body or object entering through skin (W45)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Foreign body›entering through›natural orifice›magnetic metal›bead

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead W44.D1

3 child codes. Green means billable.