1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. F01-F99
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3. F80-F89
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4. F81-
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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.9

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.9

Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified

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

• F81.9 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 F81.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F81.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 F81.9 may differ.

• Developmental academic disorder
• Learning difficulties
• Nonverbal learning disorder

• A group of disorders that affect a person's ability to learn or process specific types of information which is in contrast to his/her apparent level of intellect.
• According to United States Federal legislation, disabilities involved in understanding or using language, manifested in impaired listening, thinking, talking, reading, writing, or arithmetic skills. Includes perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, and developmental aphasia. Compare learning disorders.
• According to United States Federal legislation, learning problems that are due to visual, hearing, or motor handicaps, mental retardation, emotional disturbance or environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. Compare learning disabilities.
• Conditions characterized by a significant discrepancy between an individual's perceived level of intellect and their ability to acquire new language and other cognitive skills. These disorders may result from organic or psychological conditions. Relatively common subtypes include dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia.
• Conditions characterized by a significant discrepancy between an individual's perceived level of intellect and their ability to acquire new language and other cognitive skills; may result from organic or psychological conditions.
• Learning disorders affect how a person understands, remembers and responds to new information. People with learning disorders may have problems
  • listening or paying attention
  • speaking
  • reading or writing
  • doing math
  although learning disorders occur in very young children, they are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age. About one-third of children who have learning disabilities also have adhd, which makes it hard to focus. Evaluation and testing by a trained professional can help identify a learning disorder. The next step is special education, which involves helping your child in the areas where he or she needs the most help. Sometimes tutors or speech or language therapists also work with the children. Learning disorders do not go away, but strategies to work around them can make them less of a problem.

• 886 Behavioral and developmental disorders

Convert F81.9 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

• 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
    • intellectual F81.9 (specific)
    • learning F81.9
• 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
    • learning skill F81.9
• Disability, disabilities
  • knowledge acquisition F81.9
  • learning F81.9
• 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
  • learning (specific) F81.9
  • psychogenic NOS F45.9
    - see also condition
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F45.9

    Somatoform disorder, unspecified

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

    Applicable To

    • Psychosomatic disorder NOS
    • learning F81.9
• Learning defect F81.9 (specific)
• Problem (with) (related to)
  • learning F81.9 (developmental)

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