(919.6)

Superficial foreign body (splinter) of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without major open wound and without mention of infection (919.6)

ICD-9 code 919.6 for Superficial foreign body (splinter) of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without major open wound and without mention of infection is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SUPERFICIAL INJURY.

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