Other acquired deformity of head

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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 Other acquired deformity of head

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.

Deformity > cranium
Deformity > chin
Deformity > face
Deformity > head
Deformity > cheek
Deformity > skull
Deformity > forehead
Deformity > frontal bone

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M95.0	Acquired deformity of nose	Valid
M95.1	Cauliflower ear	Not billable
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