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ICD-10-CM Code for Elevation of levels of lactic acid dehydrogenase [LDH] R74.02

ICD-10 code R74.02 for Elevation of levels of lactic acid dehydrogenase [LDH] is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Elevation of levels of lactic acid dehydrogenase [LDH]

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