A 54-year-old woman has noticed a pea sized lesion on the top of her left wrist. Her PCP diagnosed it as a ganglion cyst, approximately 1 cm in diameter. He referred her to surgery for removal, as it was becoming painful. What is the correct code for surgical removal of this cyst?

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25111 is the correct code for initial ganglion cyst excision.
Code 25112 is incorrect because this code is for recurrent cyst excisions. 25115 is incorrect because it is for excision of the bursa and synovia of the wrist and 25130 is incorrect because it is for the excision of bone cysts or tumor of the carpal bones.

A 54-Year-Old Woman Has Noticed a Pea Sized Lesion on the Top