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ICD-10-CM Codes
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R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
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R10-R19
Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
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Ascites R18- >
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as R18. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- ascites in alcoholic cirrhosis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.31
Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- ascites in alcoholic hepatitis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.11
Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- ascites in toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K71.51
Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis with ascites
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
IncludesIncludes Help
"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.
- fluid in peritoneal cavity
Clinical Information
- (ah-sye-teez) abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen.
- A disorder characterized by accumulation of serous or hemorrhagic fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
- Abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen that may cause swelling. In late-stage cancer, tumor cells may be found in the fluid in the abdomen. Ascites also occurs in patients with liver disease.
- Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The fluid may be serous, hemorrhagic, or the result of tumor metastasis to the peritoneum.
- Accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity.
- An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
- Effusion and accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.
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