Need for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against bacterial diseases (V03)
ICD-9 code V03 for Need for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against bacterial diseases is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS WITH POTENTIAL HEALTHHAZARDS RELATED TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (V01-V06).
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