F80.9

Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

This is the unspecified option. 5 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.

Exclusions 1 never code together

Excludes2

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)R00-R99

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 3

Inclusion terms

Includes

Index entries leading here 6

Disorder (of) — see also Disease
- communication F80.9
- developmental F89
  - language F80.9
  - speech F80.9
- speech R47.9
  - developmental F80.9
- specific
  - speech and language F80.9
- language (developmental) F80.9
Problem (with) (related to)
- communication (developmental) F80.9
- speech R47.9
  - developmental F80.9
- language (developmental) F80.9
Defect, defective Q89.9
- speech — see Disorder, speech
  - developmental F80.9
Delay, delayed
- development R62.50
  - speech F80.9
  - language F80.9
Development
- delayed R62.50
  - speech F80.9
Disturbance (s) — see also Disease
- speech R47.9
  - developmental F80.9

Alongside this code 5 same parent — F80

Additional references

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Present FY2024–FY2027.