Other known or suspected fetal abnormality not elsewhere classified affecting management of mother unspecified as to episode of care (655.80)
ICD-9 code 655.80 for Other known or suspected fetal abnormality not elsewhere classified affecting management of mother unspecified as to episode of care is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -NORMAL DELIVERY, AND OTHER INDICATIONS FOR CARE IN PREGNANCY, LABOR, AND DELIVERY (650-659).
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