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ICD-10-CM Codes
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R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
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R47-R49
Symptoms and signs involving speech and voice
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Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R48.0
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R48.0
Dyslexia and alexia
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
- R48.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R48.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R48.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 R48.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above
R48.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
R48.0:
Approximate Synonyms
- Alexia
- Dyslexia
- Dyslexia, learning disturbance
- Speech disturbance, alexia
ICD-10-CM R48.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
- 886 Behavioral and developmental disorders
Convert R48.0 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 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
Code annotations containing back-references to R48.0:
- Agraphia (absolute) R48.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R48.8
Other symbolic dysfunctions
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
- Alexia R48.0
- secondary to organic lesion R48.0
- 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 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- word (developmental) F81.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.0
Specific reading disorder
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- 'Backward reading'
- Developmental dyslexia
- Specific learning disorder, with impairment in reading
- Specific reading retardation
- acquired R48.0
- secondary to organic lesion R48.0
- Disorder (of) - see also Disease
- learning (specific) F81.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F81.9
Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Knowledge acquisition disability NOS
- Learning disability NOS
- Learning disorder NOS
- reading R48.0
- Dyslexia R48.0
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R48.0
R47.0 Dysphasia and aphasia
R47.1 Dysarthria and anarthria
R47.8 Other speech disturbances
R47.82 Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere
R47.89 Other speech disturbances
R47.9 Unspecified speech disturbances
R48 Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified
R48.0
Dyslexia and alexia
R48.8 Other symbolic dysfunctions
R48.9 Unspecified symbolic dysfunctions
R49 Voice and resonance disorders
R49.2 Hypernasality and hyponasality
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.