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ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

R18 – Ascites

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

ascites in alcoholic cirrhosis (K70.31)
ascites in alcoholic hepatitis (K70.11)
ascites in toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis (K71.51)

Includes

fluid in peritoneal cavity

Child Codes

Malignant ascites
Other ascites

Sibling Codes

Abdominal and pelvic pain
Nausea and vomiting
Heartburn
Aphagia and dysphagia
Flatulence and related conditions
Fecal incontinence
Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly, not elsewhere classified
Unspecified jaundice
Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen

View in Tabular

Code Title
R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R10-R19 Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
R18 Ascites
Type 1 Excludes
ascites in alcoholic cirrhosis (K70.31)
ascites in alcoholic hepatitis (K70.11)
ascites in toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis (K71.51)

Includes
fluid in peritoneal cavity

R18.0 Malignant ascites
R18.8 Other ascites