(872.9)

Open wound of ear, part unspecified, complicated (872.9)

ICD-9 code 872.9 for Open wound of ear, part unspecified, complicated is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OPEN WOUND OF HEAD, NECK, AND TRUNK (870-879).

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