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Open wound of knee or lower leg

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

exclusions

• Traumatic amputation of lower leg  (NC98)
• Open wound of ankle or foot  (ND12)

sections/codes in this section (NC91-NC91)

• Laceration without foreign body of lower leg  (NC91.0)
• Laceration with foreign body of lower leg  (NC91.1)
• Puncture wound without foreign body of lower leg  (NC91.2)
• Puncture wound with foreign body of lower leg  (NC91.3)
• Open bite of lower leg  (NC91.4)
• Multiple open wounds of lower leg  (NC91.5)
• Other specified open wound of knee or lower leg  (NC91.Y)
• Open wound of knee or lower leg, unspecified  (NC91.Z)

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