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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for Expressive Language Delay

ICD-10 Coding for Expressive Language Delay

F80.1
F80.2

Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for expressive language delay includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.

Also Known as:
Expressive Language Disorder
Language Delay
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Key Information: ICD-10 Coding for Expressive Language Delay

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Expressive Language Delay

Use ICD-10 code F80.1 for expressive language disorder, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.

Primary ICD-10-CM Codes

Expressive language disorder

Billable Code
F80.1
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Expressive language index score below 10th percentile
documentation:
  • • Documented normal receptive language skills

Applicable To

  • • Isolated expressive deficits with normal cognition and receptive skills

Important Notes

  • • Ensure documentation clearly differentiates between expressive and mixed receptive-expressive disorders.

Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder

Billable Code
F80.2
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Standardized test scores indicating both expressive and receptive deficits

Applicable To

  • • Both expressive and receptive language deficits

Important Notes

  • • Ensure comprehensive documentation of both expressive and receptive deficits.
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

R48.8

Other symbolic dysfunctions

Use when language deficits are secondary to medical conditions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for expressive language delay?

The ICD-10 code for expressive language delay is F80.1, used for isolated expressive deficits with normal cognition and receptive skills.

How do you document expressive language disorder?

Document expressive language disorder by including standardized test scores, detailed expressive language assessment, and normal receptive skills documentation.

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