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R18.0

Malignant ascites

Billable

Code Hierarchy

R18R18.0

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Section: R10-R19 - Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen

Coding Guidelines

Code First

malignancy, such as:
malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56.-)
secondary malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum (C78.6)

Related Codes

R18.8Billable

Other ascites

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