W44.C1 Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Glass shard entering into or through a natural orifice

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

Diagnosis Index entries for W44.C1

• Foreign body › entering through › natural orifice › glass › shard
• Foreign body › entering through › natural orifice › glass › sharp

Nearby codes

• W44.C Glass entering into or through a natural orifice
• W44.C0 Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
• W44.C0XA Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
• W44.C0XD Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter
• W44.C0XS Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela
• W44.C1 Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice (this code)
• W44.C1XA Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
• W44.C1XD Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter
• W44.C1XS Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela
• W44.C2 Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice
• W44.C2XA Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter