Tabular List

The Tabular List presents codes in number order. Since all ICD-10-CM codes start with a letter, all code categories are in alphabetical order, according to the first characters.

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Note: Excludes Notes aren’t included with all coding examples in this course. We don’t include Excludes Notes when they don’t relate to the principle we’re showing.

R18 Ascites

Includes: fluid in peritoneal cavity

Excludes1:

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

R18.0 

Malignant ascites

Code first 

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

R18.8 

Other ascites
Ascites NOS
Peritoneal effusion (chronic)