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Diagnosis Code

F81.0 SPECIFIC READING DISORDER


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: F81.0

Short Description: Specific reading disorder

Long Description: Specific reading disorder

The code F81.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Mental and behavioural disorders (F01–F99)
    • Pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F80-F89)
      • Specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills (F81)
        • F81.0 Specific reading disorder

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Basic learning problem
  • Basic learning problem in reading
  • Developmental dyslexia
  • Developmental reading disorder
  • Difficulty reading
  • Dyslexia
  • Finding related to ability to read
  • Specific reading disorder

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code F81.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • 'Backward reading'
    • Developmental dyslexia
    • Specific learning disorder, with impairment in reading
    • Specific reading retardation
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • alexia NOS (@R48.0*)
    • dyslexia NOS (@R48.0*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
F81.0 Right Arrow 315.00 Reading disorder NOS
315.02 Developmental dyslexia

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
F81 Specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills
F81.2 Mathematics disorder
F81.8 Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills
F81.81 Disorder of written expression
F81.89 Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills
F81.9 Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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