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ICD-10-CM Code for Patent foramen ovale Q21.12

ICD-10 code Q21.12 for Patent foramen ovale is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Patent foramen ovale
Persistent foramen ovale

Q21.1

Excludes2: ostium primum atrial septal defect (type I) (Q21.20)

Q21

Excludes1: acquired cardiac septal defect (I51.0)

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