2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F80.9Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified
ICD-10-CM Codes›F01–F99›F80-F89›F80
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- Chronic Condition
F80.9 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) and groups to MS-DRG 886. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Acoustic analysis deficit
- Acquired language disorder
- Altered growth and development: communication skills
- Basic learning problem
- Basic learning problem in language
- Basic learning problem in speaking
- CHD3-related developmental delay, speech delay, intellectual disability, abnormalities of vision, facial dysmorphism syndrome
- Communication disorder
- Conversational disorder
- Delayed articulatory and language development
- Developmental and speech delay due to SOX5 deficiency
- Developmental dysphasia
- Developmental language comprehension impairment
- Developmental language disorder
- Developmental language disorder and language impairment
- Developmental receptive language disorder
- Developmental speech disorder
- Difficulty reasoning
- Difficulty using verbal communication
- Difficulty using verbal reasoning
- Discourse disorder
- Disorder of language
- Disorder of speech and language development
- Familial developmental dysphasia
- Finding related to ability to use verbal reasoning
- Hao Fountain syndrome
- Hypotonia, speech impairment, severe cognitive delay syndrome
- Intellectual disability, severe speech delay, mild dysmorphism syndrome
- Lamb Shaffer syndrome
- Language disorder associated with right hemisphere damage
- Language disorder associated with thought disorder
- Language disorder of dementia
- Lexical syntactic disorder
- Limited sound system
- Mehes syndrome
- Naming errors
- Non-contrastive sound system
- Non-organic communication disorder
- Non-organic communication disorder in remission
- Pervasive developmental disorder with cognitive developmental delay and marked impairment of functional language
- Restricted sound system
- Semantic impairment
- Semantic-pragmatic disorder
- Semantic-pragmatic impairment
- Severe intellectual disability, poor language, strabismus, grimacing face, long fingers syndrome
- Sociolinguistic disorder
- Spastic paraparesis, cataracts, speech delay syndrome
- Specific language impairment
- Speech and language disorder
- Speech and language dyspraxias
- Speech and phonology impairments
- Speech delay
- TRAF7-associated heart defect, digital anomalies, facial dysmorphism, motor and speech delay syndrome
- Unable to reason
- Unable to use verbal reasoning
Tabular List NotesGuidance
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Inclusion Terms
- Communication disorder NOS
- Language disorder NOS
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
speech See: Disorder, speech;
developmental F80.9
Disorder (of) See Also: Disease;
communication F80.9
language (developmental) F80.9
speech and language F80.9
developmental F80.9
Disturbance (s) See Also: Disease;
developmental F80.9
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Speech and Communication Disorders
Many disorders can affect our ability to speak and communicate. They range from saying sounds incorrectly to being completely unable to speak or understand speech. Causes include:
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Convert F80.9 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About F80.9Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified is F80.9 (sometimes written as F809). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Is F80.9 (Specific developmental disorders of speech and language) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
What MS-DRG does F80.9 group to?
When developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 886 (behavioral and Developmental Disorders), which carries a relative weight of 2.0753. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of F80.9?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified converts to ICD-9-CM 315.39 (speech/language dis NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
