ICD-9 code 488.8 for Influenza due to novel influenza A is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-488).
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March 15, 2010 Coding for H1N1 Flu For The Record Vol. 22 No. 5 P. 28
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