Disorder of written expression
Billable / specific
F81.81 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
- Specific learning disorder, with impairment in written expression
- Specific spelling disorder
Includes (from F81)
- disorders of psychological development
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Also known as
- Specific learning disorder, with impairment in written expression
- Specific spelling disorder
- Agraphia, developmental
- Delay, delayed, development, spelling
- Development, delayed, spelling
- Development, delayed, written expression
- Difficult, difficulty, spelling
- Disability, disabilities, spelling, specific
- Disorder, developmental, expressive writing
- Disorder, developmental, written expression
- Disorder, learning, spelling
- Disorder, learning, written expression
- Disorder, specific, spelling
- Disorder, specific, written expression
- Disorder, spelling
- Retardation, spelling
Parent code
- F81.8Other developmental disorders of scholastic skillsHeader
Related codes
- F81.89Other developmental disorders of scholastic skillsBillable