F81.89
F81.89: Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F81.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other developmental disorders of scholastic skills. 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.
- R48Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F81.89 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 12 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
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Development›delayed›specified learning skill NEC
- Difficult, difficulty›spelling›with reading disorder
- Disorder›learning›specified NEC
- Disorder›mixed›of scholastic skills(developmental)
- Disorder›developmental›scholastic skills›mixed
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.