Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation (534.6)
ICD-9 code 534.6 for Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhage and perforation is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM (530-539).
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