(911.7)

Superficial foreign body (splinter) of trunk, without major open wound, infected (911.7)

ICD-9 code 911.7 for Superficial foreign body (splinter) of trunk, without major open wound, infected is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SUPERFICIAL INJURY.

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