K68.11
K68.11: Postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K68.11 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K68.11 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- infection following procedure (T81.4-)
Other codes that can never be billed with K68.11
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K68.11 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services
- A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Abscess›postoperative›retroperitoneal
- Abscess›retroperitoneal NEC›postprocedural
- Abscess›intra-abdominal›postprocedural›retroperitoneal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.