Is F81.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F81.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F81.8 sit in the tabular list?

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F80-F89).

F81.8

F81.8 — Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F81.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other developmental disorders of scholastic skills. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

F81.8 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 to one of these instead F81.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F81. If F81.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F81.8

Is F81.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F81.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F81.8 sit in the tabular list?: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F80-F89).