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FY2027

M95.1 — Cauliflower ear

Not billable

Is M95.1 billable?

No — M95.1 is a non-billable header code. M95.1 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath M95.1.

M95.1 at a glance

CodeM95.1
DescriptionCauliflower ear
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is M95.1 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M95.1. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Cauliflower ear

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of M95.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M95.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • other acquired deformities of ear (H61.1)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M95.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M95.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M95

The conditions below are not part of M95.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M95.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • 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.-)

What codes fall under M95.1? (3)

How long has M95.1 existed?

M95.1 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the M95 family? (7)