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ICD-10-CM Code for Cor pulmonale (chronic) I27.81

ICD-10 code I27.81 for Cor pulmonale (chronic) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

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Cor pulmonale (chronic)
Cor pulmonale NOS
Code also , if applicable, right heart failure (I50.81-)
Excludes1: acute cor pulmonale (I26.0-)

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