Other enterovirus diseases of central nervous system (048)
ICD-9 code 048 for Other enterovirus diseases of central nervous system is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -POLIOMYELITIS AND OTHER NON-ARTHROPOD-BORNE VIRAL DISEASES AND PRION DISEASES OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (045-049).
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PROFESSIONAL CODERS (AAPC)
LOCAL AREA BRANCHES THROUGHOUT U.S.A.
DEAR SIR/MADAME:
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