Non-specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 533.9
Peptic ulcer of unspecified site unspecified as acute or chronic without mention of hemorrhage or perforation
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 533.9:
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • peptic ulcer - see Ulcer, peptic 533.9
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • peptic (site unspecified) 533.9
      • with
      • acute 533.3
      • bleeding (recurrent) - see Ulcer, peptic, with hemorrhage
      • chronic 533.7
      • penetrating - see Ulcer, peptic, with perforation
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