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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

W44.F3XA

Food entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where W44.F3XA sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
  2. W44.F Objects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice
  3. W44.F3 Parent Food entering into or through a natural orifice
  4. W44.F3XA This code Food entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes2

contact with other sharp objects ( W26 )

Inherited from W44 — Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

Excludes2

contact with sharp glass ( W25 )

Inherited from W44 — Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

Excludes2

foreign body or object entering through skin ( W45 )

Inherited from W44 — Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

7th Character

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

Inherited from W44 — Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from W44 — Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from W44 — Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from W44 — Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice

Version History

How W44.F3XA appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Food entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Food entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter

Related Codes

Other codes under W44.F3

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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