F80.9

Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified

Billable / specific

F80.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Communication disorder NOS
  • Language disorder NOS

Includes (from F80)

  • disorders of psychological development

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) (from F80)

Also known as

  • Communication disorder NOS
  • Language disorder NOS
  • Defect, defective, speech, developmental
  • Delay, delayed, development, language
  • Delay, delayed, development, speech
  • Development, delayed, speech
  • Disorder, communication
  • Disorder, developmental, language
  • Disorder, developmental, speech
  • Disorder, language
  • Disorder, specific, speech and language
  • Disorder, speech, developmental
  • Disturbance, speech, developmental
  • Problem, communication
  • Problem, language
  • Problem, speech, developmental

Parent code

  • F80Specific developmental disorders of speech and languageHeader

Related codes

  • F80.0Phonological disorderBillable
  • F80.1Expressive language disorderBillable
  • F80.2Mixed receptive-expressive language disorderBillable
  • F80.4Speech and language development delay due to hearing lossBillable
  • F80.8Other developmental disorders of speech and languageHeader

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