(847)

Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back (847)

ICD-9 code 847 for Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SPRAINS AND STRAINS OF JOINTS AND ADJACENT MUSCLES (840-848).

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