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ICD-10-CM Code for Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice W44

ICD-10 code W44 for Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .

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Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
Excludes2: contact with other sharp objects (W26)
contact with sharp glass (W25)
foreign body or object entering through skin (W45)
 
W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
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Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
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Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
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Battery entering into or through a natural orifice
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Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice
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Glass entering into or through a natural orifice
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Magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice
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Non-magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice
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Objects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice
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Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice
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Other sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice

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