F80.89

What This Code Means

This code describes developmental disorders affecting a person's ability to speak and understand language that don't fit into other specific speech and language disorder categories. These conditions typically appear during childhood as the child is learning to communicate.

Coding Tips

• •Use this code only after ruling out more specific speech and language disorders (F80.0-F80.81); it is a catch-all category for atypical presentations
• •Document the specific nature of the speech/language impairment in the medical record to support medical necessity and justify the use of this less specific code