In ICD-10-CM, the note indicating that the condition being coded is located elsewhere in the manual and should never be coded with the code under which it is located is the:

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Excludes1 note indicates that the code should never be used at the same time as the code from which it is excluded. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" and is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

In ICD-10-CM, the Note Indicating That the Condition Being Coded