W44
ICD-10Non-billable categoryForeign body entering into or through a natural orifice
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
W44 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- contact with other sharp objects (W26)
- contact with sharp glass (W25)
- foreign body or object entering through skin (W45)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W44
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under W44
- W44.ABattery entering into or through a natural orificecategory
- W44.BPlastic entering into or through a natural orificecategory
- W44.CGlass entering into or through a natural orificecategory
- W44.DMagnetic metal entering into or through a natural orificecategory
- W44.ENon-magnetic metal entering via natural orificecategory
- W44.FObjects of natrl or organic mat entering via natural orificecategory
- W44.GOther non-organic objects entering via natural orificecategory
- W44.HOther sharp object entering via natural orificecategory
- W44.8Other foreign body entering via natural orificecategory
- W44.9Unspecified foreign body entering via natural orificecategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.