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lipomas are covered by insurance. Can be done under local anesthesia usually in 30 minutes. I would recommend you find a board-certified plastic surgeon at American Board of plastic surgery who has an extensive experience in lipoma removal.Best Regards,Dr. Gartner
Lipomas are classified as subcutaneous tumors and they have an ICD 10 diagnosis code and a CPT code for the size and location. For example a 4 x 5 cm lipoma of the buttock would be as follows:ICD 10 is D17.1 "benign lipomatous neoplasm of the trunkCPT is 27043 EXCISION TUMOR SOFT TISSUE PELVIS&HIP SUBQ 3+CM.The insurance company will reimburse according to their payment schedule. I prefer to remove these lesions completely through a 2 cm incision.
Thank you for sharing your excellent question. I would advocate seeing a general surgeon or plastic surgeon in your area to discuss based on any symptoms that can be attributed to the lipoma. Hope this helps.
All lipoma removals are covered by insurance. I usually do these in the office under straight local anesthesia
Dear Ashwinona, Lipoma removal is generally covered by insurance. The amount of coverage will depend on your particular insurance plan. This can be determined before surgery by requesting an estimate of benefits from the insurance company. I personally remove many lipomas in my practice make sure you go to a surgeon who has vast experience. You do not want to over excise the lipoma leaving to much third space where fluid can build up. Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.
Your lipoma was examined, presumably, by the Pathology Lab, after it was surgically removed under general anesthesia in the operating room. An MRI might have been done preoperatively. All of these things would conclude that the lipoma was benign. A benign lipoma was not cancer to begin with ...
Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia....
You should return to the surgeon who carried out the surgery or see a suitably qualified and experienced plastic surgeon.Swelling where a lipoma has been removed could be several things. The most likely are a haematoma (collection of blood), less likely seroma (collection of tissue fluid) or ...
