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ICD-10-CM Code for Cauliflower ear, left ear M95.12

ICD-10 code M95.12 for Cauliflower ear, left ear is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue .

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Cauliflower ear, left ear

M95.1

Excludes2: other acquired deformities of ear (H61.1)

M95

Excludes2: 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.-)

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