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ICD-10/W44.C1XS

W44.C1XS ICD-10-CM Code: Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W44.C1S).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for W44.C1XS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Glass shard entering into or through a natural orifice

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Change history

  • FY2024 — 2023-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela
    FY2024 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • Billable — reportable as written.
  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of W44.C1XS in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • V00-Y99 — Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) (V00-Y99) [Hierarchy]
  • W00-X58 — Other external causes of accidental injury [Hierarchy]
  • W20-W49 — Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions

  • T15 — Foreign body on external eye [Use Additional Code](via W44.-): “code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)” · check together
  • T15-T19 — Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19) [Use Additional Code](via W44.-): “code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)” · check together
  • T16 — Foreign body in ear [Use Additional Code](via W44.-): “code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)” · check together
  • T17 — Foreign body in respiratory tract [Use Additional Code](via W44.-): “code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)” · check together
  • T18 — Foreign body in alimentary tract [Use Additional Code](via W44.-): “code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)” · check together
  • T19 — Foreign body in genitourinary tract [Use Additional Code](via W44.-): “code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)” · check together

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela [CCSR]

Nearest codes (40)

  • W44 — Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice [Sibling]
  • W44.B4 — Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice [Sibling]
  • W44.B4XA — Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • W44.B4XD — Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • W44.B4XS — Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela [Sibling]
  • W44.B5 — Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice [Sibling]
  • W44.B5XA — Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • W44.B5XD — Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history

  • FY2024 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name W44.C1XS or its code family.

6 Use Additional Code instructions: T15 (via W44.-), T15-T19 (via W44.-), T16 (via W44.-), T17 (via W44.-), T18 (via W44.-), T19 (via W44.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does W44.C1XS require a 7th character?

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

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to W44.C1XS in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • 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
  • 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.C2 — Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice
  • W44.C2XA — Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
  • W44.C2XD — Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter
  • W44.C2XS — Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice, sequela
  • W44.D — Magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice

View all codes in the W44 family