Sudden death cause unknown (798)
ICD-9 code 798 for Sudden death cause unknown is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -ILL-DEFINED AND UNKNOWN CAUSES OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY (797-799).
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