Tricuspid valve disorders specified as nonrheumatic (424.2)
ICD-9 code 424.2 for Tricuspid valve disorders specified as nonrheumatic is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER FORMS OF HEART DISEASE (420-429).
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