R47.82
R47.82: Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R47.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R47.82 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying disease or condition, such as:
- Parkinson's disease (G20.-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Stuttering in conditions classified elsewhere
Other codes that can never be billed with R47.82
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R47.82 is named in 22 Medicare coverage policies: 22 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52866Billing and Coding: Speech-Language Pathology
- A53052Billing and Coding: Home Health Speech-Language Pathology
- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Stuttering›in conditions classified elsewhere
- Disorder›fluency›in conditions classified elsewhere
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.