Dionne has been diagnosed with a benign lipomatous neoplasm of the kidney. The main term is ________; the correct code is ________.

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The main term to look for in the coding manual is "lipoma," because the diagnosis specifies a lipomatous neoplasm, which is a type of benign tumor made up of fat tissue. The correct code for a lipomatous neoplasm of the kidney is D17.71, as it specifically addresses benign lipomatous neoplasms of other sites, which would include the kidney.

Dionne Has Been Diagnosed with a Benign Lipomatous Neoplasm of the Kidney