Superficial foreign body (splinter) of other multiple and unspecified sites without major open wound and without infection (919.6)
ICD-9 code 919.6 for Superficial foreign body (splinter) of other multiple and unspecified sites without major open wound and without infection is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SUPERFICIAL INJURY.
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