ICD-9 code 459.9 for Unspecified circulatory system disorder 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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[b]Venous Stasis Ulcer[/b]
[QUOTE="naghul, post: 330885, member: 257544"]hi,
wht is the correct code to be used in "venous stasis ulcer",454.0 or 459.81+707.1x.[/QUOTE]
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