Functional digestive disorders not elsewhere classified (564)
ICD-9 code 564 for Functional digestive disorders not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER DISEASES OF INTESTINES AND PERITONEUM (560-569).
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