Reader Question:
Do Not Treat Accessory Soleus as Soft Tissue Tumor
Published on Sun Oct 14, 2012
Question:
How do we code for excision of accessory soleus muscle in leg? Can we report this as excision of soft tissue tumor?Florida Subscriber
Answer:
An accessory soleus muscle may clinically present as a soft-tissue mass in the posteromedial aspect of the ankle. There is no specific code to report this condition. You will be wrong to report code 27634 (
Excision, tumor, soft tissue of leg or ankle area, subfascial [e.g., intramuscular]; 5 cm or greater) or 27619 (
Excision, tumor, soft tissue of leg or ankle area, subfascial [e.g., intramuscular]; less than 5 cm) as the soft tissue mass is not a tumor. The best is to report this with unlisted procedure code 27899 (
Unlisted procedure, leg or ankle).