R18.8 - Other ascites
The ICD 10 Code for Other ascites is listed as R18.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | R18.8
|
| Description: | Other ascites
|
| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
947 - Signs & Symptoms W Mcc
948 - Signs & Symptoms W/o Mcc |
| Chapter | Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) |
| Block | Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19) |
| Parent | R18 - Ascites |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | 789.59 - Other ascites |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | 568.82 - Peritoneal effusion (chronic) (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R18.8: | |
| R18.0 - Malignant ascites | |