W44.9
ICD-10Non-billable categoryUnspecified foreign body entering via natural orifice
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.9 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.
Inclusion terms
- Foreign body NOS entering into or through a natural orifice
Related codes in 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
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- W44
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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.