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ICD-10-CM Code for Rising PSA following treatment for malignant neoplasm of prostate R97.21

ICD-10 code R97.21 for Rising PSA following treatment for malignant neoplasm of prostate is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Rising PSA following treatment for malignant neoplasm of prostate

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