(999.3)

Other infection due to medical care not elsewhere classified (999.3)

ICD-9 code 999.3 for Other infection due to medical care not elsewhere classified 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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