ICD-10: W44
Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
Coding Guidelines
Excludes 2
- foreign body or object entering through skin (W45)
- contact with sharp glass (W25)
- contact with other sharp objects (W26)
Subcategories
W44.B
Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.D
Magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.G
Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.F
Objects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.A
Battery entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.9
Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.C
Glass entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.E
Non-magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.H
Other sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.8
Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
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