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  2. Lipoma - Wikipedia

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    A lipoma is a benign tumor made of fat tissue. [1] They are generally soft to the touch, movable, and painless. [1] They usually occur just under the skin, but occasionally may be deeper. [1] Most are less than 5 cm (2.0 in) in size. [2] Common locations include upper back, shoulders, and abdomen. [4] It is possible to have several lipomas. [3]

  3. Current Procedural Terminology - Wikipedia

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    CPT coding is similar to ICD-10-CM coding, except that it identifies the services rendered, rather than the diagnosis on the claim. Whilst the ICD-10-PCS codes also contains procedure codes, those are only used in the inpatient setting. [5]

  4. Skin biopsy - Wikipedia

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    A trend has occurred in dermatology over the last 10 years with the advocacy of a deep shave excision of a pigmented lesion. [5] [6] [7] An author published the result of this method and advocated it as better than standard excision and less time-consuming. The added economic benefit is that many surgeons bill the procedure as an excision ...

  5. Hibernoma - Wikipedia

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    From a macroscopic perspective, there is a well-defined, encapsulated or circumscribed mass, showing a soft, yellow tan to deep brown mass. The size ranges from 1 to 27 cm, although the mean is about 10 cm. [4] A high power hematoxylin and eosin stained photograph of a hibernoma. The tumors histologically resemble brown fat.

  6. Benign tumor - Wikipedia

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    Lipomas are usually diagnosed clinically, although imaging (ultrasound, computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging) may be utilized to assist with the diagnosis of lipomas in atypical locations. [24] The main treatment for lipomas is surgical excision, after which the tumor is examined with histopathology to confirm the diagnosis. [24]

  7. ICD-10 Procedure Coding System - Wikipedia

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    The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.

  8. Dercum's disease - Wikipedia

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    Dercum's disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors, called lipomas, that can grow anywhere in subcutaneous fat across the body. [1] Sometimes referred as adiposis dolorosa in medical literature, Dercum’s disease is more of a syndrome than a disease (because it has several clinically recognizable features, signs, and symptoms that are characteristic of it and ...

  9. Angiolipoma - Wikipedia

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    Total excision or liposuction is the appropriate course of action for the management of angiolipomas. [15] After excision, the non-infiltrating subtype typically does not recur. [16] Wide excision with distinct margins is necessary to reduce the likelihood of recurrence because the infiltrating subtype is linked to a 35% to 50% recurrence rate ...