Foreign body in digestive system unspecified (938)
ICD-9 code 938 for Foreign body in digestive system unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -EFFECTS OF FOREIGN BODY ENTERING THROUGH ORIFICE (930-939).
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