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Wiki Lipoma (intramuscular) dx

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hagand

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I have a question regarding excision removal of a lipoma, leg, (left) into the muscle. Would you code this as D17.22 or D17.9?
 
monicapc said:
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I would code as D17.24 Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of left leg.
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Thank you. That is what I said as well. During an audit I was told that it should have been D17.9 because it went into the muscle. The D17.9 is non specific.
 
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