Liver mass
Good morning,
I just wanted to put my two-cents in on this one (from personal experience).
I always ask myself the question: Is the organ enlarged or is there a growth (mass,lesion, etc.) on that organ?
If you consider the thyroid as the organ in question, when the gland is enlarged, it is considered to be a "goiter". When there is a mass (lesion,nodule,tumor,etc.), then it is considered "nodular". If the pathology report comes back showing a malignancy, then it would code to malignant neoplasm.
To consider 789.1 as the code for a liver mass, you would want to see it written that the liver was enlarged and I therefore agree with 573.9 which, although vague in and of itself, speaks more towards the very uncertainty of what is ON that liver.
I hope I didn't muddy the waters...I'm real good at that sometimes.
Have a great day,
Joyce