ICD-9 code 059 for Other poxvirus infections is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -VIRAL DISEASES ACCOMPANIED BY EXANTHEM (050-059).
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H26Other cataract
H26.0Infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.00Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract
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Published August 2008
By Sheri Poe Bernard, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P
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