Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms (203)
ICD-9 code 203 for Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF LYMPHATIC AND HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUE (200-208).
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