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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 998.5
Postoperative infection not elsewhere classified
998.4
  
998.51
  • There are 2 ICD-9-CM codes below 998.5 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
  • Newer versions of 998.5: 2009 2010
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