Failure of lactation unspecified as to episode of care (676.40)
ICD-9 code 676.40 for Failure of lactation unspecified as to episode of care is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -COMPLICATIONS OF THE PUERPERIUM (670-677).
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[b]Moderate Sedation[/b]
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