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ICD-10-CM Code for Melanoma in situ of right ear and external auricular canal D03.21

ICD-10 code D03.21 for Melanoma in situ of right ear and external auricular canal is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Neoplasms .

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Melanoma in situ of right ear and external auricular canal

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