1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. F01-F99
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3. F80-F89
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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.0

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.0

Specific reading disorder

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

• F81.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM F81.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F81.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 F81.0 may differ.

• Developmental disorder in reading
• Developmental dyslexia
• Developmental reading disorder
• Specific learning disorder w impairment in reading

• A cognitive disorder characterized by an impaired ability to comprehend written and printed words or phrases despite intact vision. This condition may be developmental or acquired. Developmental dyslexia is marked by reading achievement that falls substantially below that expected given the individual's chronological age, measured intelligence, and age-appropriate education. The disturbance in reading significantly interferes with academic achievement or with activities of daily living that require reading skills. (from dsm-iv)
• A learning disorder characterized by an impairment in processing written words. Reading difficulties can include distortions, omissions or substitutions of characters. Oral and silent reading difficulties can include faulty and slow comprehension.
• A learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.
• Condition characterized by deficiencies of comprehension or expression of written forms of language.
• Inability or difficulty reading, spelling, or writing words despite the ability to see and recognize letters; a familial disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance that occurs more frequently in males.
• Reading disorder involving an inability to understand what is read. Less severe than alexia.

• 886 Behavioral and developmental disorders

Convert F81.0 to ICD-9-CM

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
• 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

• Type 2 Excludes: F81.2
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.2

  Mathematics disorder

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Developmental acalculia
  • Developmental arithmetical disorder
  • Developmental Gerstmann's syndrome
  • Specific learning disorder, with impairment in mathematics

  Type 1 Excludes

  • acalculia NOS (R48.8)

  Type 2 Excludes

  • arithmetical difficulties associated with a reading disorder (F81.0)
  • arithmetical difficulties associated with a spelling disorder (F81.81)
  • arithmetical difficulties due to inadequate teaching (Z55.8)

• Alexia R48.0
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R48.0

  Dyslexia and alexia

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • developmental F81.0
• Backward reading F81.0 (dyslexia)
• Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) H54.0X-
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.0X-

  Blindness, both eyes, different category levels

  2018 - New Code 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  • word (developmental) F81.0
• Delay, delayed
  • development R62.50
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R62.50

    Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Infantilism NOS
    • reading F81.0
• Development
  • delayed R62.50
    - see also Delay, development
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R62.50

    Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Infantilism NOS
    • reading F81.0
• Difficult, difficulty (in)
  • reading (developmental) F81.0
• Disorder (of) - see also Disease
  • developmental F89
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F89

    Unspecified disorder of psychological development

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Developmental disorder NOS
    • Neurodevelopmental disorder NOS
    • learning F81.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.9

      Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Knowledge acquisition disability NOS
      • Learning disability NOS
      • Learning disorder NOS
      • reading F81.0
    • reading F81.0
  • learning (specific) F81.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.9

    Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Knowledge acquisition disability NOS
    • Learning disability NOS
    • Learning disorder NOS
    • specified
      • with impairment in
        • reading F81.0
    • reading F81.0
  • reading R48.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R48.0

    Dyslexia and alexia

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • developmental F81.0 (specific)
  • specific
    • reading F81.0
• Dyslexia R48.0
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R48.0

  Dyslexia and alexia

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • developmental F81.0
• Mirror writing F81.0
• Retardation
  • reading F81.0 (specific)
• Strephosymbolia F81.0
• Word
  • blindness F81.0 (congenital) (developmental)

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.