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ICD-10-CM Code for Amaurosis fugax G45.3

ICD-10 code G45.3 for Amaurosis fugax is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Amaurosis fugax

G45

Excludes1: neonatal cerebral ischemia (P91.0)
transient retinal artery occlusion (H34.0-)

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