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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

R18

Ascites

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Includes

fluid in peritoneal cavity

Excludes1

ascites in alcoholic cirrhosis ( K70.31 )

Excludes1

ascites in alcoholic hepatitis ( K70.11 )

Excludes1

ascites in toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis ( K71.51 )

More Specific Codes

2 codes under R18

Version History

How R18 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Ascites

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Ascites

Related Codes

Codes whose official notes reference R18

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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