Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without open intracranial wound with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration (851.66)
ICD-9 code 851.66 for Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without open intracranial wound with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -INTRACRANIAL INJURY, EXCLUDING THOSE WITH SKULL FRACTURE (850-854).
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