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Compare/F80.81 vs R47.82

F80.81 vs R47.82

F80.81 (Childhood onset fluency disorder) compared with R47.82 (Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. F80.81 carries an Excludes1 note covering R47.82: “fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere (R47.82)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. R47.82 carries an Excludes1 note covering F80.81: “childhood onset fluency disorder (F80.81)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. R47.82 carries an Excludes1 note covering F80.81: “cluttering (F80.81)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. R47.82 carries an Excludes1 note covering F80.81: “specific developmental disorders of speech and language (F80.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. R47.82 carries an Excludes1 note covering F80.81: “stuttering (F80.81)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

F80.81Childhood onset fluency disorderR47.82Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationF01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
DefinitionChildhood onset fluency disorder is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (F80.81).Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R47.82).
Includes
Cluttering NOS
Stuttering NOS
Stuttering in conditions classified elsewhere
Code first
underlying disease or condition, such as:
Parkinson's disease (G20.-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources