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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for Speech Language Disorders

ICD-10 Coding for Speech Language Disorders

F80.1
F80.2
F80.4

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

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

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Speech Language Disorders

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

  • • Expressive language age equivalent ≤75% of chronological age

Applicable To

  • • Expressive language delay

Important Notes

  • • Ensure expressive deficits are documented with standardized test scores.

Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder

Billable Code
F80.2
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

  • • Standardized test results showing deficits in both receptive and expressive language

Applicable To

  • • Receptive-expressive language delay

Important Notes

  • • Document both receptive and expressive deficits with standardized test scores.

Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss

Billable Code
F80.4
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

  • • Audiologist report confirming hearing loss

Applicable To

  • • Language delay due to hearing impairment

Important Notes

  • • Ensure hearing loss is documented with audiologist reports.
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

R47.1

Dysarthria

Use when speech disturbance is present without a known cause.

H90.3

Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral

Use to document the hearing loss causing the language delay.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The ICD-10 code for expressive language disorder is F80.1, used when a child has significant expressive language deficits.

How do you code mixed receptive-expressive language disorder?

Use ICD-10 code F80.2 for mixed receptive-expressive language disorder, documenting deficits in both receptive and expressive language.

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