(815.11)

Open fracture of base of thumb [first] metacarpal (815.11)

ICD-9 code 815.11 for Open fracture of base of thumb [first] metacarpal is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -FRACTURE OF UPPER LIMB (810-819).

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