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Wiki DX Coding Question: Epidermal inclusion cyst

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Can anyone help me with the proper ICD-10 code for the following pathology report diagnosis?

A. PENILE LESION, MIDLINE, (BIOPSY):
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EPIDERMAL INCLUSION CYST​
NO MALIGNANCY SEEN

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B. PENILE LESIONS, LEFT LATERAL, (BIOPSY):
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BENIGN EPITHELIAL LINED CYSTS (X2)​
NO MALIGNANCY SEEN

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The body site for each biopsy (A and B), as described by the urologist, is a "penile lesion". The pathologist's findings show an epidermal inclusion cyst on specimen A and benign epithelial lined cyst on specimen B. We are not sure whether to code N48.89 or L72.0.
 
The answer appears to be "neither."

In the index I look to:
Cyst
skin
genital organ NEC
male N50.8
 
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