K68.11
Billable codePostprocedural retroperitoneal abscess
The ICD-10 code for postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess is K68.11.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- infection following procedure (T81.4-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K68.12Psoas muscle abscess
- K68.19Other retroperitoneal abscess
- K68.11Postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 99859Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
K68.11 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 849Radiotherapy
- DRG 853Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC
- DRG 854Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with CC
- DRG 855Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
- DRG 856Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.R. Procedures with MCC
- DRG 857Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.R. Procedures with CC
- DRG 858Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
- DRG 862Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections with MCC
- DRG 863Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections without MCC