Medicare covers the removal of benign skin lesions including sebaceous cysts if medically necessary. Learn the criteria for medically necessary removal.

Medicare groups sebaceous cysts under benign skin lesions and will not cover removal for cosmetic purposes alone — the cyst must pose a documented risk to health or physical function.

The cyst featured in this video is likely an epidermoid cyst , which contains a collection of wet dead skin cells and keratin . Epidermoid cysts often occur on the face, neck, and body.

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