(996.7)

Other complications of internal (biological) (synthetic) prosthetic device implant and graft (996.7)

ICD-9 code 996.7 for Other complications of internal (biological) (synthetic) prosthetic device implant and graft is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -COMPLICATIONS OF SURGICAL AND MEDICAL CARE, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (996-999).

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