K68.11 Postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• infection following procedure (T81.4-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 791 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 998.59 Other postoperative infection (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to K68.11

Back-references to K68.11

• Type 2 Excludes: K91 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified ("postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)")
• Type 2 Excludes: K91.89 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system ("postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)")
• Type 1 Excludes: O86.0 Infection of obstetric surgical wound ("postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T81.4 Infection following a procedure ("postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)")

Back-references to K68

• Type 1 Excludes: K65 Peritonitis ("retroperitoneal infections (K68.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K68.11

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › intra-abdominal › postprocedural › retroperitoneal
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › postoperative (any site) › retroperitoneal
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › retroperitoneal NEC › postprocedural

Nearby codes

• K68 Disorders of retroperitoneum
• K68.1 Retroperitoneal abscess
• K68.11 Postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (this code)
• K68.12 Psoas muscle abscess
• K68.19 Other retroperitoneal abscess
• K68.2 Retroperitoneal fibrosis
• K68.3 Retroperitoneal hematoma
• K68.9 Other disorders of retroperitoneum