Other and unspecified open fractures of proximal end of ulna (alone) (813.14)
ICD-9 code 813.14 for Other and unspecified open fractures of proximal end of ulna (alone) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -FRACTURE OF UPPER LIMB (810-819).
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