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K68

K68Disorders of retroperitoneum

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K68 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for disorders of retroperitoneum. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with K68

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at K68. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading K68 alone.

  • O86.0Infection of obstetric surgical wound
  • K65Peritonitis

Risk adjustment

K68 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead K68

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about K68

Is K68 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. K68 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K68 sit in the tabular list?
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of peritoneum and retroperitoneum (K65-K68).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.