(879.5)

Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, complicated (879.5)

ICD-9 code 879.5 for Open wound of abdominal wall, lateral, 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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