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

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

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.B4

Back-references to W44.B4

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

Diagnosis Index entries for W44.B4

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

Nearby codes

• W44.B2XS Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela
• W44.B3 Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice
• W44.B3XA Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
• W44.B3XD Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter
• W44.B3XS Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela
• W44.B4 Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice (this code)
• W44.B4XA Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
• W44.B4XD Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter
• W44.B4XS Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela
• W44.B5 Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice
• W44.B5XA Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter