R48.0
R48.0: Dyslexia and alexia
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R48.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dyslexia and alexia. 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.
- F81.0Specific reading disorder
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R48.0 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 14 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
- Alexia
- Dyslexia
- Agraphia›with alexia
- Alexia›secondary to organic lesion
- Disorder›reading
- Blindness›word›acquired
- Blindness›word›secondary to organic lesion
- Disorder›learning›alexia
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.