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ICD-10-CM Code for Pulmonary heart disease, unspecified I27.9

ICD-10 code I27.9 for Pulmonary heart disease, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

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Pulmonary heart disease, unspecified
Chronic cardiopulmonary disease

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