ICD-10-CM Code F81.8
Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code F81.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of F81.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other developmental disorders of scholastic skills' in more detail.
The ICD code F81 is used to code Specific developmental disorder
Specific developmental disorders are disorders in which development is delayed in one specific area or areas, and in which basically all other areas of development are not affected. Specific developmental disorders are as opposed to pervasive developmental disorders that are characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication.
Specialty: | Psychiatry |
ICD 9 Code: | 307.315 |
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Developmental expressive writing disorder (disorder)
- Basic learning problem in speaking (finding)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'F81.8 - Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills'
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Parent Code: F81 - Specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills