F80.9 is the authoritative medical code for Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified (ICD-10-CM F80.9), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code F80.9. Inclusion terms: Communication disorder NOS; Language disorder NOS.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for F80.9 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Communication disorder NOS
- Language disorder NOS
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What conditions are included under F80.9?
Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified includes: Communication disorder NOS; Language disorder NOS.
Codes in This Family (10)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as F80.9, with their registry titles.
- F80 — Specific developmental disorders of speech and language
- F80-F89 — Pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F80-F89)
- F80.0 — Phonological disorder
- F80.1 — Expressive language disorder
- F80.2 — Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder
- F80.4 — Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss
- F80.8 — Other developmental disorders of speech and language
- F80.81 — Childhood onset fluency disorder
- F80.82 — Social pragmatic communication disorder
- F80.89 — Other developmental disorders of speech and language
Indexed Clinical Terms (14)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Defect, defective, speech, developmental
- Delay, delayed, development, language
- Delay, delayed, development, speech
- Development, delayed, speech
- Disorder (of), communication
- Disorder (of), developmental, language
- Disorder (of), developmental, speech
- Disorder (of), language (developmental)
- Disorder (of), specific, speech and language
- Disorder (of), speech, developmental
- Disturbance (s), speech, developmental
- Problem (with) (related to), communication (developmental)
- Problem (with) (related to), language (developmental)
- Problem (with) (related to), speech, developmental
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
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ICD Code F81.9
Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified