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Other disorders of circulatory system (459)

ICD-9 code 459 for Other disorders of circulatory system 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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