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Look to Soft-Tissue Tumor Codes for a Lipoma Excision

Published on Mon Jul 13, 2026

Question: I have a surgical report that lists the procedure as an excision of a 4 cm subcutaneous lipoma from the patient’s neck. How should I report this procedure? West Virginia Subscriber Answer: Assign 21552 (Excision, tumor, soft tissue of neck or anterior thorax, subcutaneous; 3 cm or greater) to report the excision of the lipoma from the patient’s neck. [...]
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