ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95
K65-K68
K68-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K68.19

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K68.19

Other retroperitoneal abscess

2016

2017

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2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

K68.19 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K68.19 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K68.19 - other international versions of ICD-10 K68.19 may differ.

The following code(s) above K68.19 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to K68.19:

K00-K95
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the digestive system

Approximate Synonyms

Abscess, retroperitoneal
Retroperitoneal abscess

ICD-10-CM K68.19 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

371 Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with mcc
372 Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with cc
373 Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections without cc/mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert K68.19 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K68.19:

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91
Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
- retroperitoneal NEC K68.19
- extraperitoneal K68.19
- presacral K68.19

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K68.19

K66 Other disorders of peritoneum

K66.0 Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection)

K66.1 Hemoperitoneum

K66.8 Other specified disorders of peritoneum

K66.9 Disorder of peritoneum, unspecified

K67 Disorders of peritoneum in infectious diseases classified elsewhere

K68 Disorders of retroperitoneum

K68.1 Retroperitoneal abscess

K68.11 Postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess

K68.12 Psoas muscle abscess

K68.19 Other retroperitoneal abscess

K68.9 Other disorders of retroperitoneum

K70 Alcoholic liver disease

K70.0 Alcoholic fatty liver

K70.1 Alcoholic hepatitis

K70.10 …… without ascites

K70.11 …… with ascites

K70.2 Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver

K70.3 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver

K70.30 …… without ascites

K70.31 …… with ascites

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K68.19

Other retroperitoneal abscess

Diseases of the digestive system

Cutaneous abscess, unspecified