568.82 PERITONEAL EFFUSION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 568.82

Short Description: Peritoneal effusion

Long Description: Peritoneal effusion (chronic)

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum (560-569)
      • 568 Other disorders of peritoneum
        • 568.82 Peritoneal effusion

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 568.82 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Concato's disease (pericardial polyserositis) 423.2
    • peritoneal 568.82
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Concato's (pericardial polyserositis) 423.2
      • peritoneal 568.82
  • Effusion
    • peritoneal (chronic) 568.82
  • Polyorrhymenitis (peritoneal) (see also Polyserositis) 568.82
    • pericardial 423.2
  • Polyserositis (peritoneal) 568.82
    • due to pericarditis 423.2
    • paroxysmal (familial) 277.31
    • pericardial 423.2
    • periodic (familial) 277.31
    • pleural - see Pleurisy
    • recurrent 277.31
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis, polyserositis) 018.9
  • Serositis, multiple 569.89
    • peritoneal 568.82

Crosswalk Information

The code 568.82 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
568.82 Right Arrow R18.8 Other ascites
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
568.0 Peritoneal adhesions (postoperative) (postinfection)
568.81 Hemoperitoneum (nontraumatic)
568.89 Other specified disorders of peritoneum
568.9 Unspecified disorder of peritoneum


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