W44.B1 Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.B4)

Applies from W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

Excludes2 (not included here)

• contact with other sharp objects (W26)
• contact with sharp glass (W25)
• foreign body or object entering through skin (W45)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W44

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to W44.B1

Back-references to W44.B1

• Type 2 Excludes: W44.B4 Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice ("Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.B1)")

Diagnosis Index entries for W44.B1

• Foreign body › entering through › natural orifice › plastic › bead

Nearby codes

• W44.B Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice
• W44.B0 Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
• W44.B0XA Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
• W44.B0XD Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter
• W44.B0XS Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela
• W44.B1 Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice (this code)
• W44.B1XA Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
• W44.B1XD Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter
• W44.B1XS Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela
• W44.B2 Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice
• W44.B2XA Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter