W44.A - Battery entering into or through a natural orifice

  • Applicable to Battery entering into or through a natural orifice
  • The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM W44.A became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD10-CM version of W44.A - other international versions of ICD10 W44.A may differ.
  • W44.A is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • W44.A Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • W44.A - Battery entering into or through a natural orifice
    • W44.A - Battery entering into or through a natural orifice
    • W44.A0 - Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
    • W44.A1 - Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice
    • W44.A9 - Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice

The following codes above W44.A contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to W44.A:

Chapter: V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity

Section: W20-W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces

Category: W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

     
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

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