ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M95 › M95 Other acquired deformities of... › M95.1
Cauliflower ear
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
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What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Cauliflower ear
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from M95 Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Excludes2 - not included here
- acquired absence of limbs and organs (Z89-Z90)
- acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)
- congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)
- deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)
- dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
- postprocedural musculoskeletal disorders (M96.-)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Prizefighter ear
- Cauliflower ear
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M95.0 | Acquired deformity of nose | Valid |
| M95.2 | Other acquired deformity of head | Valid |
| M95.3 | Acquired deformity of neck | Valid |
| M95.4 | Acquired deformity of chest and rib | Valid |
| M95.5 | Acquired deformity of pelvis | Valid |
| M95.8 | Other specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system | Valid |
| M95.9 | Acquired deformity of musculoskeletal system, unspecified | Valid |