Infectious and parasitic conditions in the mother classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy childbirth or the puerperium (647)
ICD-9 code 647 for Infectious and parasitic conditions in the mother classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy childbirth or the puerperium is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -COMPLICATIONS MAINLY RELATED TO PREGNANCY (640-649).
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