(871.6)

Penetration of eyeball with (nonmagnetic) foreign body (871.6)

ICD-9 code 871.6 for Penetration of eyeball with (nonmagnetic) foreign body is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OPEN WOUND OF HEAD, NECK, AND TRUNK (870-879).

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