W44
Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
7th Character Required
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W44
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
Coding Guidelines
Specific Codes (10)
Battery entering into or through a natural orifice
Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice
Glass entering into or through a natural orifice
Magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice
Non-magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice
Objects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice
Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice
Other sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice
Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
