Sprain of other specified sites of shoulder and upper arm (840.8)
ICD-9 code 840.8 for Sprain of other specified sites of shoulder and upper arm is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SPRAINS AND STRAINS OF JOINTS AND ADJACENT MUSCLES (840-848).
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