(891.0)

Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, without mention of complication (891.0)

ICD-9 code 891.0 for Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, without mention of complication is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OPEN WOUND OF LOWER LIMB (890-897).

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