AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery: Integumentary/ Musculoskeletal System (August 2006)

August 2006 page 10 Surgery: Integumentary/Musculoskeletal System, 11446, 21930 (Q&A) Question What is the correct CPT code to report for excision of a lipoma from the right flank? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, lipomas are typically benign tumors that may occur sporadically or with an underlying genetic predisposition. In only the rarest of incidences are they anything but benign. While usually asymptomatic, they will produce symptoms due to their location, ie, over bony prominences or in areas that are compressed (eg, the buttocks). Lipomas may be found in multiple locations pathologically. While commonly in superficial tissue...

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