Chronic venous embolism and thrombosis of upper extremity, unspecified (453.73)
ICD-9 code 453.73 for Chronic venous embolism and thrombosis of upper extremity, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF VEINS AND LYMPHATICS, AND OTHER DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM (451-459).
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