R18 Non-Billable Code
Ascites
Chapter Classification
Chapter 18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Section Detail
R10-R19
Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
includes
- fluid in peritoneal cavity
excludes1
- ascites in alcoholic cirrhosis (K70.31)
- ascites in alcoholic hepatitis (K70.11)
- ascites in toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis (K71.51)
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