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K68.12 - Psoas muscle abscess


The ICD 10 Code for Psoas muscle abscess is listed as K68.12.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: K68.12
Description: Psoas muscle abscess
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
371 - Major Gastrointestinal Disorders & Peritoneal Infections W Mcc
372 - Major Gastrointestinal Disorders & Peritoneal Infections W Cc
373 - Major Gastrointestinal Disorders & Peritoneal Infections W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Block Diseases of peritoneum and retroperitoneum (K65-K68)
Parent K68.1 - Retroperitoneal abscess
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 567.31 - Psoas muscle abscess
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K68.12:
K68.11 - Postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess
K68.19 - Other retroperitoneal abscess