R18Non-billable (header)

Ascites

Sub-codes of R18(2)

R18 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

R18.0Malignant ascites✓ BillableR18.8Other ascites✓ Billable

✓ Includes

  • •fluid in peritoneal cavity

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

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

Code Hierarchy

┌18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)├R10-R19Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)├R18Ascites
└R18Ascites

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