R48.2
R48.2: Apraxia
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R48.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for apraxia. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R48.2 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.
- apraxia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -90)
Other codes that can never be billed with R48.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- F80.0Phonological disorder
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R48.2 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 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
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Apraxia(classic) (ideational) (ideokinetic) (ideomotor) (motor) (verbal)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.