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W44.G3XD ICD-10-CM Code: Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter

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

Coding at a Glance

7th character
Required — see the character table on this page
Tabular directives
4 Excludes1 · 3 Excludes2

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for W44.G3XD in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Notes without a marker are published on W44.G3XD itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

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).

Source: inherited from W20-W49

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

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

Source: inherited from W44

7th Character Guide

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

  • A — initial encounter
  • D — subsequent encounter (this page’s code)
  • S — sequela

How the encounter character is assigned. “Initial encounter” means the patient is receiving active treatment for the condition — it is not limited to the first visit, and a different or new provider giving active treatment still assigns it. “Subsequent encounter” covers care during the healing or recovery phase after active treatment. “Sequela” is for complications or conditions that arise as a direct result of the original condition.

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Section I.C.19.a (paraphrased by MedCoder).

Variant codes in this family

W44.G3XA, W44.G3XD, W44.G3XS

Character meanings are CMS's official 7th-character extensions for this family, as carried in each variant code's official description; variant codes are registry rows. The explanation of how the encounter character is assigned is MedCoder editorial, distinct from the official content above it.

Code Overview

Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W44.G3XD).

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Decision Points

The directives on this code's own record, as a pre-claim checklist.

  1. A 7th character applies in this family. Confirm the documented encounter matches the character assigned. See the official 7th-character definitions and this code’s variants
  2. 4 Excludes1 entries — codes named there are generally not reported together with this code (Guidelines I.A.12.a). See the Excludes1 notes
  3. 3 Excludes2 entries — those conditions are not part of this code and may be reported additionally when documented. See the Excludes2 notes

Checklist rows are derived from this code's own official directives; the wording of each check is MedCoder editorial. The official notes themselves are in the sections each row links to.

Verify Before Coding

  • 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 in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

Other codes that name W44.G3XD or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 6 Use Additional Code instructions: T15 — Foreign body on external eye (via W44.-), T15-T19 — Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19) (via W44.-), T16 — Foreign body in ear (via W44.-), T17 — Foreign body in respiratory tract (via W44.-), T18 — Foreign body in alimentary tract (via W44.-), T19 — Foreign body in genitourinary tract (via W44.-).

These codes instruct coders to additionally report this code when it applies.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT029 — External cause codes: subsequent encounter.

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

Related Codes

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (External cause codes: subsequent encounter).

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of W44.G3XD 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.

Run W44.G3XD with these 6 related codes in Claim Check

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.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • 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.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • T16 — Foreign body in ear[Use Additional Code](via W44.-): “code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • 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.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • 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.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • 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.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes (40)

Change history

Common coding questions

Does W44.G3XD require a 7th character?

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

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Labels on this page: Official source data · MedCoder structured relationship · MedCoder explanation. How to read the labels · All data sources and release dates

Change history

  • FY2024 — October 1, 2023
    Added to the code set
    Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice, subsequent encounter
    FY2024 changes

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to W44.G3XD in its code family, with their registry titles.

View all codes in the W44 family