ICD-9 code 994.7 for Asphyxiation and strangulation is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL CAUSES (990-995).
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2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 994.1
Drowning and nonfatal submersion
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