Cough variant asthma (493.82)
ICD-9 code 493.82 for Cough variant asthma is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND ALLIED CONDITIONS (490-496).
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