F98.5 Billable Code
Adult onset fluency disorder
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 5
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
Section Detail
F90-F98
Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F90-F98)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of F98.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- childhood onset fluency disorder (F80.81)
- dysphasia (R47.02)
- fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere (R47.82)
- fluency disorder (stuttering) following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -23)
- tic disorders (F95.-)
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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