Pleurisy with effusion with a bacterial cause other than tuberculosis (511.1)
ICD-9 code 511.1 for Pleurisy with effusion with a bacterial cause other than tuberculosis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (510-519).
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