784.61 ALEXIA AND DYSLEXIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 784.61

Short Description: Alexia and dyslexia

Long Description: Alexia and dyslexia

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 784 Symptoms involving head and neck
        • 784.61 Alexia and dyslexia

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 784.61 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Agraphia (absolute) 784.69
    • with alexia 784.61
  • Alexia (congenital) (developmental) 315.01
    • secondary to organic lesion 784.61
  • Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) 369.00
    • word (developmental) 315.01
      • acquired 784.61
      • secondary to organic lesion 784.61
  • Dyslexia 784.61
    • developmental 315.02
    • secondary to organic lesion 784.61
  • Word
    • blindness (congenital) (developmental) 315.01
      • secondary to organic lesion 784.61

Crosswalk Information

The code 784.61 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
784.61 Right Arrow R48.0 Dyslexia and alexia
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
784.0 Headache
784.1 Throat pain
784.2 Swelling, mass, or lump in head and neck
784.3 Aphasia
784.40 Voice and resonance disorder, unspecified
784.41 Aphonia
784.42 Dysphonia
784.43 Hypernasality
784.44 Hyponasality
784.49 Other voice and resonance disorders
784.51 Dysarthria
784.52 Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere
784.59 Other speech disturbance
784.60 Symbolic dysfunction, unspecified
784.69 Other symbolic dysfunction
784.7 Epistaxis
784.8 Hemorrhage from throat
784.91 Postnasal drip
784.92 Jaw pain
784.99 Other symptoms involving head and neck


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