(924)

Contusion of lower limb and of other and unspecified sites (924)

ICD-9 code 924 for Contusion of lower limb and of other and unspecified sites is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -CONTUSION WITH INTACT SKIN SURFACE (920-924).

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