W44.F3XA
Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description
Food entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounter
Metadata & Insights
- •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
- •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
Clinical Hierarchy
BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W44Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.FObjects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.F3Food entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.F3XAFood entering into or through a natural orifice, initial encounterBillable
Applicable Ancestor Context
The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W44.F3XA:
Code History
- FY 2023: This code replaced Codes in Categories T15-T19
MS-DRG Classification
No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.
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