F81.89 ICD-10-CM Code: Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills

F81.89 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other developmental disorders of scholastic skills. This code describes learning difficulties that affect a person's ability to develop academic skills, such as problems with reading, writing, or math that are not classified as specific dyslexia or dyscalculia. These are developmental disorders that typically emerge during school years and impact educational performance. F81.89 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders (f01-f99), within the section covering pervasive and specific developmental disorders (f80-f89).

F81.89 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to a payment HCC under the CMS-HCC V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC risk adjustment models. It can be reported on Medicare Advantage encounter data submissions but it does not contribute to a beneficiary's RAF score and therefore does not affect risk-adjusted payments to the plan.

Use this code only after more specific scholastic skill disorders (F81.0-F81.81) have been ruled out, as it is a catch-all category for other unspecified learning disorders.