F80.4
F80.4: Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F80.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for speech and language development delay due to hearing loss. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R47Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F80.4 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A56865Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalizationnot covered
- A52866Billing and Coding: Speech-Language Pathology
- A53052Billing and Coding: Home Health Speech-Language Pathology
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Delay, delayed›development›language›due to hearing loss
- Delay, delayed›development›speech›due to hearing loss
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.