A 27-year-old woman began complaining about right lower-quadrant pain, was noted to have rebound discomfort, and positive pain over McBurney's point. A CT scan was ordered due to suspicion of appendicitis. The CT ruled out appendicitis but noted a 2.5 cm subcutaneous soft tissue mass in the right upper pelvis. She undergoes surgery to have this excised. What is the correct code for this procedure?

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22902 is correct for the excision of a 2.5 cm subcutaneous tumor.
Codes 22900 and 22901 are incorrect because they are codes for intramuscular tumors. Code 22903 is incorrect because it is the code for a subcutaneous tumor larger than 3 cm.

A 27-Year-Old Woman Began Complaining About Right Lower-Quadrant Pain, Was