(686.8)

Other specified local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (686.8)

ICD-9 code 686.8 for Other specified local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -INFECTIONS OF SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE (680-686).

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