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Varicose veins of lower extremities (454)

ICD-9 code 454 for Varicose veins of lower extremities is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF VEINS AND LYMPHATICS, AND OTHER DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM (451-459).

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