M95.1
Cauliflower ear
Not billable — category only 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 7 same parent — M95
M95.0 Acquired deformity of nose M95.2 Other acquired deformity of head M95.3 Acquired deformity of neck M95.4 Acquired deformity of chest and rib M95.5 Acquired deformity of pelvis M95.8 Oth acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system M95.9 Acquired deformity of musculoskeletal system, unspecified
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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