A 67-year-old male has an intramuscular tumor of his right scalp over the parietal bone that is approximately 3 cm in diameter. It is getting larger and is causing him pain. He elects to have it removed and will have this excised in the OR as an outpatient procedure. Which procedure code is correct?

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21014 is correct for excision of a soft tissue tumor of the scalp that is 3 cm.
Codes 21011 and 21012 are incorrect because they involve subcutaneous tumors of the face or scalp. Code 21012 is incorrect because this tumor is larger than 2 cm.

A 67-Year-Old Male Has an Intramuscular Tumor of His Right