Alphabetic Index FY2027

M95

Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M95 Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

M95 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M95.0 Acquired deformity of nose, M95.1 Cauliflower ear, M95.2 Other acquired deformity of head, M95.3 Acquired deformity of neck and 4 more. Its coding notes include 16 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • 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.-)
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • 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)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More specific codes under M95 8