ICD-10-CM F80: Specific developmental disorders of speech and language

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for F80

Specific developmental disorders of speech and language

Coding Notes & Guidelines for F80

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • speech articulation impairment due to aphasia NOS (R47.01)
  • speech articulation impairment due to apraxia (R48.2)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • mixed receptive-expressive language disorder (F80.2)
  • dysphasia and aphasia NOS (R47.-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • central auditory processing disorder (H93.25)
  • dysphasia or aphasia NOS (R47.-)
  • expressive language disorder (F80.1)
  • expressive type dysphasia or aphasia (F80.1)
  • word deafness (H93.25)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • adult onset fluency disorder (F98.5)
  • fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere (R47.82)
  • fluency disorder (stuttering) following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -23)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)
  • autistic disorder (F84.0)
Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • speech articulation impairment due to hearing loss (F80.4)
  • speech articulation impairment due to intellectual disabilities (F70-F79)
  • speech articulation impairment with expressive language developmental disorder (F80.1)
  • speech articulation impairment with mixed receptive expressive language developmental disorder (F80.2)
Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • acquired aphasia with epilepsy [Landau-Kleffner] (G40.80-)
  • selective mutism (F94.0)
  • intellectual disabilities (F70-F79)
  • pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)
Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • acquired aphasia with epilepsy [Landau-Kleffner] (G40.80-)
  • pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)
  • selective mutism (F94.0)
  • intellectual disabilities (F70-F79)
Inclusion Terms
  • Dyslalia
  • Functional speech articulation disorder
  • Lalling
  • Lisping
  • Phonological developmental disorder
  • Speech articulation developmental disorder
  • Speech-sound disorder
Inclusion Terms

Developmental dysphasia or aphasia, expressive type

Inclusion Terms
  • Developmental dysphasia or aphasia, receptive type
  • Developmental Wernicke's aphasia
Inclusion Terms
  • Cluttering NOS
  • Stuttering NOS
Inclusion Terms
  • Communication disorder NOS
  • Language disorder NOS
Code Also

type of hearing loss (H90.-, H91.-)

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for F80):

F80.0 - Phonological disorder F80.1 - Expressive language disorder F80.2 - Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder F80.4 - Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss F80.8 - Other developmental disorders of speech and language F80.81 - Childhood onset fluency disorder F80.82 - Social pragmatic communication disorder F80.89 - Other developmental disorders of speech and language F80.9 - Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified

About ICD-10-CM Code F80 (Specific developmental disorders of speech and language)

ICD-10-CM code F80 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM F80 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about F80 - Specific developmental disorders of speech and language. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Specific developmental disorders of speech and language.