(659.21)

Maternal pyrexia during labor, unspecified, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (659.21)

ICD-9 code 659.21 for Maternal pyrexia during labor, unspecified, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -NORMAL DELIVERY, AND OTHER INDICATIONS FOR CARE IN PREGNANCY, LABOR, AND DELIVERY (650-659).

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