ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M95 › M95.1 Cauliflower ear › M95.10
M95.10
Cauliflower ear, unspecified ear
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Cauliflower ear, unspecified 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 |
|---|---|---|
| M95.11 | Cauliflower ear, right ear | Valid |
| M95.12 | Cauliflower ear, left ear | Valid |