Open wound of other and unspecified sites except limbs (879)
ICD-9 code 879 for Open wound of other and unspecified sites except limbs is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OPEN WOUND OF HEAD, NECK, AND TRUNK (870-879).
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