Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum (159)
ICD-9 code 159 for Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF DIGESTIVE ORGANS AND PERITONEUM (150-159).
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F15.9x has an Excludes 1 for F15.1x, so you would code only the F15.959.
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