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 disorder | R47.82Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | F01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99) | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) |
| Definition | Childhood 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