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R48.1

Billable

Agnosia

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Loss of ability to recognize familiar objects, people, or sounds despite intact sensory perception and language abilities.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify the type of agnosia (visual, auditory, tactile) if documented
  • •Link to underlying neurological condition such as stroke, dementia, or brain injury when applicable

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • visual object agnosia (R48.3)

Code Hierarchy

└R48Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified└R48.1Agnosia
└R48.1Agnosia

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