Varicose veins of lower extremities with ulcer and inflammation (454.2)
ICD-9 code 454.2 for Varicose veins of lower extremities with ulcer and inflammation 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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