W44.B2Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice

W44.B2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice. It belongs to category W44 (foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice), block W20-W49 (exposure to inanimate mechanical forces) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within W44.B (plastic entering into or through a natural orifice), W44.B2 is specifically for plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice. Related codes cover plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.B0), plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.B1), plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.B3), plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.B4), plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.B5) and other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.B9).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It was added in FY2024, effective October 1, 2023.