ICD-10-CM · Chapter 20 · V00-Y99
W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- contact with other sharp objects (W26)
- contact with sharp glass (W25)
- foreign body or object entering through skin (W45)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| W44..A | Battery entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..A0 | Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..A1 | Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..A9 | Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..B | Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..B0 | Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..B1 | Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..B2 | Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..B3 | Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..B4 | Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..B5 | Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..B9 | Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..C | Glass entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..C0 | Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..C1 | Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..C2 | Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..D | Magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..D0 | Magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..D1 | Magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..D2 | Magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..D3 | Magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..D4 | Magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..D9 | Other magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..E | Non-magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..E0 | Non-magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..E1 | Non-magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..E2 | Non-magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..E3 | Non-magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..E4 | Non-magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..E9 | Other non-magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..F | Objects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..F0 | Objects of natural or organic material unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..F1 | Bezoar entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..F2 | Rubber band entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..F3 | Food entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..F4 | Insect entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..F9 | Other object of natural or organic material, entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..G | Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..G0 | Other non-organic objects unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..G1 | Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..G2 | Combination metal and plastic toy and toy part entering into or through natural orifice | No |
| W44..G3 | Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..G9 | Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..H | Other sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..H0 | Other sharp object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..H1 | Needle entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..H2 | Knife, sword or dagger entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..H9 | Other sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..8 | Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
| W44..9 | Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026