M95.12
Cauliflower ear, left ear
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 17 never code together
M95code
Excludes2
- acquired absence of limbs and organs (Z89-Z90)Z89-Z90
- acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)M20-M21
- congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)Q65-Q79
- deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)M40-M43
- dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)M26.-
- postprocedural musculoskeletal disorders (M96.-)M96.-
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 1
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Index entries leading here 1
- Cauliflower ear M95.1
Alongside this code 2 same parent — M95.1
Additional references
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