ICD-9 code 539 for Complications of bariatric procedures is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM (530-539).
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I am assuming this is in an office and not in an outpatient hospital setting.
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