ICD-9 code 680 for Carbuncle and furuncle is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -INFECTIONS OF SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE (680-686).
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Elena Balthazor
5490 Suffolk Ave.
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(575) 680-5431
[email]Lena.Balthazor@outlook.com[/email]
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