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Ten days following a below-the-knee amputation, the patient sees her physician. the physician notes that the amputation stump is not healing and is infected. what icd-9-cm code(s) should be reported?
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Ten days following a below-the-knee amputation, the patient sees her physician. the physician notes that the amputation stump is not healing and is infected. what icd-9-cm code(s) should be reported?

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Infection of previous operation. The surgereon would need to go in and and remove the infection and possible a little more of the leg...
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