R18.8✓ Billable

Other ascites

Inclusion Terms

  • •Ascites NOS
  • •Peritoneal effusion (chronic)

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to R18.8 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Ascites (abdominal)Ascites (abdominal), pseudochylousDropsy, dropsical, abdomenEffusion, peritoneal (chronic)Fluid, abdomenFluid, peritoneal cavityHydroperitoneumHydrops, abdominis

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
└R18.8Other ascites

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