Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for speech disorders includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Speech Disorders
Use ICD-10 code R47.81 for speech fluency disorder, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Dysphasia following cerebral infarction
Use when speech fluency disorder is secondary to a stroke.
Cerebral palsy, unspecified
Use when dysarthria is associated with cerebral palsy.
The ICD-10 code for speech fluency disorder is R47.81, which includes conditions like stuttering and cluttering.
Dysarthria is coded as R47.1 in ICD-10, used when a motor speech disorder is confirmed by neurological examination.