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R48.9

Billable

Unspecified symbolic dysfunctions

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

What This Code Means

Unspecified difficulty with language, reading, writing, or symbolic communication when the specific type cannot be determined.

Coding Tips

  • •Avoid using this code if more specific information is available in the documentation
  • •Query the provider for clarification on the type of symbolic dysfunction when possible

Code Hierarchy

└R48Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified└R48.9Unspecified symbolic dysfunctions
└R48.9Unspecified symbolic dysfunctions

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