2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R18.0

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Ascitic fluid examination abnormal
• Ascitic fluid: malignant cells
• Malignant ascites
• Peritoneal fluid abnormal

Clinical Information

• Ascites

  accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity.

• Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor

  a transplantable, poorly differentiated malignant tumor which appeared originally as a spontaneous breast carcinoma in a mouse. it grows in both solid and ascitic forms.

• Chylous Ascites

  presence of milky lymph (chyle) in the peritoneal cavity, with or without infection.

• Mucin-4

  a transmembrane mucin that is found in a broad variety of epithelial tissue. mucin-4 may play a role in regulating cellular adhesion and in cell surface signaling from the erbb-2 receptor protein-tyrosine kinase. mucin-4 is a heterodimer of alpha and beta chains. the alpha and beta chains result from the proteolytic cleavage of a precursor protein.

• Peritoneovenous Shunt

  an operation for the continuous emptying of ascitic fluid into the venous system. fluid removal is based on intraperitoneal and intrathoracic superior vena cava pressure differentials and is performed via a pressure-sensitive one-way valve connected to a tube traversing the subcutaneous tissue of the chest wall to the neck where it enters the internal jugular vein and terminates in the superior vena cava. it is used in the treatment of intractable ascites.

• Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

  a peritoneal adenocarcinoma characterized by build-up of mucus in the peritoneal cavity. mucus secreting cells may attach to the peritoneal lining and continue to secrete mucus. the majority of cases represent tumor spread from a primary low-grade mucinous neoplasm of the appendix (nci thesaurus).

• Receptor, ErbB-2

  a cell surface protein-tyrosine kinase receptor that is overexpressed in a variety of adenocarcinomas. it has extensive homology to and heterodimerizes with the egf receptor, the erbb-3 receptor, and the erbb-4 receptor. activation of the erbb-2 receptor occurs through heterodimer formation with a ligand-bound erbb receptor family member.

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis - There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual's health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.

R18.0 is grouped with Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a classification system used to group together diagnosis codes for the purpose of reimbursement and healthcare management. DRGs are used to standardize the way hospitals and other providers are paid for inpatient services. In this system patients are grouped together based on their principal diagnosis in areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). Once a patient is assigned a particular diagnostic category, providers receive a predetermined payment rate for the services rendered. This reimbursement rate is often fixed and is meant to cover the cost of care for that patient. Reimbursement is also affected by the relative weight of a diagnostic related group based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Diagnostic related groups encourage healthcare providers to focus on quality and efficiency in patient care while managing costs effectively. The diagnosis code is present in the following groups for version MS-DRG V41.0 applicable from 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024.

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert R18.0 to ICD-9-CM

• ICD-9-CM Code: 789.51 - Malignant ascites

Patient Education

Liver Diseases

Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons.

There are many kinds of liver diseases:

• Diseases caused by viruses, such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C
• Diseases caused by drugs, poisons, or too much alcohol. Examples include fatty liver disease and cirrhosis.
• Liver cancer
• Inherited diseases, such as hemochromatosis and Wilson disease

Symptoms of liver disease can vary, but they often include swelling of the abdomen and legs, bruising easily, changes in the color of your stool and urine, and jaundice, or yellowing of the skin and eyes. Sometimes there are no symptoms. Tests such as imaging tests and liver function tests can check for liver damage and help to diagnose liver diseases.

Code History

• FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
• FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
• FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
• FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.