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F80

F80Specific developmental disorders of speech and language

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F80 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for specific developmental disorders of speech and language. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with F80

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F80. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F80 alone.

  • F80.1Expressive language disorder
  • F80.2Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder
  • F98.5Adult onset fluency disorder
  • H93.25Central auditory processing disorder
  • R47.82Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere
  • Z55Problems related to education and literacy
  • R47Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

F80 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

F80 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead F80

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about F80

Is F80 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. F80 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F80 sit in the tabular list?
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F80-F89).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.