F80.81 Billable Code
Childhood onset fluency disorder
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 5
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
Section Detail
F80-F89
Pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F80-F89)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of F80.8.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- 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)
OPPS Editing Flags
External Cause
No
Mental Health
Yes
Manifestation (Edit 89)
No
Code First Applicable This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be coded first as the principal diagnosis.
No
Unacceptable PDX (Edit 113)
No
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