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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.

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

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Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.