Is W44 a billable ICD-10 code?

No, W44 is not a billable code. It is a category code that requires additional specificity. You must select a more specific code from the subcategories for billing purposes.

What does ICD-10 code W44 mean?

ICD-10-CM code W44 represents Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice. This code is part of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification used for medical coding and billing in the United States.

What is the parent category for ICD-10 code W44?

The parent category for W44 is section:W20-W49 (Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)). This hierarchical classification helps organize related diagnoses for more accurate coding.

W442026

Q: What conditions should be coded separately from W44?

Code W44 has Type 2 Excludes including: contact with other sharp objects (W26); contact with sharp glass (W25); foreign body or object entering through skin (W45). These conditions are not included in W44 but can be coded together if the patient has both conditions.

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Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

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Related Codes

W44Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.8Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.9Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.ABattery entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.A0Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.A1Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.A9Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.BPlastic entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.B0Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.B1Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.B2Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.B3Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.B4Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.B5Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.B9Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.CGlass entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.C0Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.C1Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.C2Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.DMagnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.D0Magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.D1Magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.D2Magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.D3Magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.D4Magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.D9Other magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.ENon-magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.E0Non-magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.E1Non-magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.E2Non-magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.E3Non-magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.E4Non-magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.E9Other non-magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.FObjects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.F0Objects of natural or organic material unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.F1Bezoar entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.F2Rubber band entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.F3Food entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.F4Insect entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.F9Other object of natural or organic material, entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.GOther non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.G0unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.G1Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.G2Combination metal and plastic toy and toy part entering into or through natural orifice

W44.G3Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.G9entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.HOther sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.H0unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.H1Needle entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.H2Knife, sword or dagger entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.H9entering into or through a natural orifice

Related Categories

W20Struck by thrown, projected or falling object W21Striking against or struck by sports equipment W22Striking against or struck by other objects W23Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects W24Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified W25Contact with sharp glass W26Contact with other sharp objects W27Contact with nonpowered hand tool W28Contact with powered lawn mower W29Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery W30Contact with agricultural machinery W31Contact with other and unspecified machinery W32Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction W33Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunction W34Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns W35Explosion and rupture of boiler W36Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder W37Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hose W38Explosion and rupture of other specified pressurized devices W39Discharge of firework W40Explosion of other materials W42Exposure to noise W45Foreign body or object entering through skin W46Contact with hypodermic needle W49Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

W442026

Excludes23Not included here

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Is W44 a billable ICD-10 code?

What does ICD-10 code W44 mean?

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What conditions should be coded separately from W44?

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