ICD-10-CM Code R48.2
Apraxia
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.R48.2 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of apraxia. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code R482 is used to code Apraxia
Apraxia is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain (specifically the Anterior parietal cortex), in which someone has difficulty with the motor planning to perform tasks or movements when asked, provided that the request or command is understood and he/she is willing to perform the task. A person with apraxia cannot move his or her lips or tongue to the right place to say sounds correctly because, even though the muscles are not weak, the message from the brain to the mouth are disrupted. The nature of the brain damage determines the severity. Apraxia is an acquired disorder of motor planning, but is not caused by incoordination, sensory loss, or failure to comprehend simple commands (which can be tested by asking the person to recognize the correct movement from a series). It is caused by damage to specific areas of the cerebrum. Apraxia should not be confused with ataxia, a lack of coordination of movements; aphasia, an inability to produce and/or comprehend language; abulia, the lack of desire to carry out an action; or allochiria, in which patients perceive stimuli to one side of the body as occurring on the other. Developmental coordination disorder is the developmental disorder of motor planning.
| Specialty: | Neurology |
| MeSH Codes: | D001072, D001072 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 438.81, 784.69 |
Coding Notes for R48.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Apraxia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -90) - instead, use code I69.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #886 - Behavioral and developmental disorders.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Verbal apraxia (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R48.2 - Apraxia'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code R48.2 and a single ICD9 code, 784.69 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: R48 - Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified