K68.3 Retroperitoneal hematoma

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

Applicable to

• Retroperitoneal hemorrhage

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 371-373 in MDC 06.

Code annotations containing back-references to K68.3

Back-references to K68.3

• Type 2 Excludes: K66.1 Hemoperitoneum ("retroperitoneal hematoma (K68.3)")
• Type 2 Excludes: K66.1 Hemoperitoneum ("retroperitoneal hemorrhage (K68.3)")

Back-references to K68

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

Diagnosis Index entries for K68.3

• Hematoma (traumatic) (skin surface intact) › retroperitoneal (nontraumatic)
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › retroperitoneal

Nearby codes

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