2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R48.2Apraxia
ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R47-R49›R48
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
R48.2 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for apraxia. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 886. As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Nervous system signs and symptoms.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Akinetic apraxia
- Amnesic apraxia
- Aphasia, agnosia, dyslexia AND/OR apraxia
- Apraxia
- Apraxia of dressing
- Apraxic aphonia
- Childhood apraxia of speech
- Classic apraxia
- Congenital apraxia
- Constructional apraxia
- Fine motor impairment
- Gestural apraxia
- Intellectual disability, autism, speech apraxia, craniofacial dysmorphism syndrome
- Isolated childhood apraxia of speech
- Limb-kinetic apraxia
- Motor apraxia
- Oral apraxia
- Primary progressive apraxia of speech
- Sensory apraxia
- Transcortical apraxia
- Verbal dyspraxia
- X-linked intellectual disability with ataxia and apraxia syndrome
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to R48.2: its own notes plus those printed at R48 and Chapter 18. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- apraxia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -90)
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
- Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
- The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
- (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
- (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
- (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
- (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
- (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
- (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name R48.2, its category, or a range that includes it.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Apraxias
a group of cognitive disorders characterized by the inability to perform previously learned skills that cannot be attributed to deficits of motor or sensory function. the two major subtypes of this condition are ideomotor (see apraxia, ideomotor) and ideational apraxia, which refers to loss of the ability to mentally formulate the processes involved with performing an action. for example, dressing apraxia may result from an inability to mentally formulate the act of placing clothes on the body. apraxias are generally associated with lesions of the dominant parietal lobe and supramarginal gyrus. (from adams et al., principles of neurology, 6th ed, pp56-7)
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Questions About R48.2Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for apraxia?
The ICD-10-CM code for apraxia is R48.2 (sometimes written as R482). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is R48.2 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report apraxia on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does R48.2 group to?
When apraxia is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 886 (behavioral and Developmental Disorders), which carries a relative weight of 1.6455. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can R48.2 be a principal diagnosis?
Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the apraxia is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.
Can R48.2 be reported with I69?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note on R48.2 lists "apraxia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -90)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
