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ICD-10-CM Code for Anencephaly Q00.0

ICD-10 code Q00.0 for Anencephaly is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Anencephaly
Acephaly
Acrania
Amyelencephaly
Hemianencephaly
Hemicephaly

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