(798.9)

Unattended death (798.9)

ICD-9 code 798.9 for Unattended death is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -ILL-DEFINED AND UNKNOWN CAUSES OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY (797-799).

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Medicare secondary

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