Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion with open intracranial wound with concussion unspecified (851.99)
ICD-9 code 851.99 for Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion with open intracranial wound with concussion unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -INTRACRANIAL INJURY, EXCLUDING THOSE WITH SKULL FRACTURE (850-854).
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