(851.36)

Cortex (cerebral) laceration with open intracranial wound, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration (851.36)

ICD-9 code 851.36 for Cortex (cerebral) laceration with open intracranial wound, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -INTRACRANIAL INJURY, EXCLUDING THOSE WITH SKULL FRACTURE (850-854).

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