Non-specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 556
Ulcerative enterocolitis
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 556:
  • Colitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (cystica superficialis) (exudative) (hemorrhagic) (noninfectious) (phlegmonous) (presumed noninfectious) 558.9
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