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R48.9

R48.9: Unspecified symbolic dysfunctions

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R48.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified symbolic dysfunctions. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R48.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R48: Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified

  • specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills (F81.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R48.9 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
  • A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
  • A57780Billing and Coding: Psychological and Neuropsychological Tests

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Dysfunction›symbolic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R48

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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