Category
Threshold Criteria
This policy covers the following benign skin lesions
- Seborrhoeic Warts (seborrheic keratosis or basal cell papillomata)
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Telangiectasia
- Spider Angiomas
- Skin Tags including anal skin tags
- Papillomas
- Benign moles (Naevi)
- Benign Haemangiomas
- Xanthelasmata
- Viral Warts including plantar warts
- Epidermoid & pilar cysts (sebaceous cysts) – see LLR policy
- Dermatofibroma (histiocytoma)
Clinically benign skin lesions should not be removed on purely cosmetic grounds.
Eligibility
| LLR ICB will fund treatment if the following is met – Significant pain – Recurrent infection – Recurrent bleeding – Rapid growth OR Other features suspicious of dysplasia/ malignancy OR Is subject to recurrent trauma leading to bleeding |
| The referral should include – Details of condition – Size of lesion/ cyst – Evidence of function/ trauma – Clinical photographs |
Guidance
| ARP 7 Review Date: 2026 |
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