Wiki Soft tissue mass on foot

[codedog]

Patient had a soft tissue mass with resection of dorsal exostosis of right foot . Operative report says deep so i want to code 28045=-is this right ?--and what about the dorsal exostosis- is it included>?-2 different incisions was noted . thanks - trent

 

[mbort]

trent..can you post the note? and you code for an ASC right? Do you have the pathology back for the mass?

 

[codedog]

mass on foot

yes came back as 211.1 benign fibrotic synovial tissue

 

[mbort]

28045 is ok for the mass but without seeing which bone the dorsal exostosis was on, I wouldnt want to comment on that portion without seeing the note.

 

[codedog]

i know the dictation said soft tissue mass to the dorsum of right foot.