Open fracture of vault of skull with intracranial injury of other and unspecified nature with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration (800.96)
ICD-9 code 800.96 for Open fracture of vault of skull with intracranial injury of other and unspecified nature with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -FRACTURE OF SKULL (800-804).
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