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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 8
Reader Question: Choose 'Benign' for Cherry Hemangioma
Question: I have a surgical report that for excision of a 1.8 cm “cherry hemangioma” from the patient’s back. I’m not sure if that is a type of cancer, so could you please help me determine the correct diagnosis and procedure codes?
Idaho Subscriber
Answer: A cherry hemangioma is a benign integumentary lesion made up of clusters of capillaries forming a dome-shaped, red to purple mass — often on the surface of the skin, as you described. You are correct that you need to understand the diagnosis — whether malignant or benign — to assign...
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