Viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma acute or unspecified with hepatitis delta (070.21)
ICD-9 code 070.21 for
Viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma acute or unspecified with hepatitis delta is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER DISEASES DUE TO VIRUSES AND CHLAMYDIAE (070-079).
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