Pleurisy without effusion or current tuberculosis (511.0)
ICD-9 code 511.0 for Pleurisy without effusion or current tuberculosis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (510-519).
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