2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F80.81

Childhood onset fluency disorder

ICD-10-CM Code:
F80.81
ICD-10 Code for:
Childhood onset fluency disorder
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Chronic
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Code Classification

  • Mental and behavioural disorders
    (F01–F99)
    • Pervasive and specific developmental disorders
      (F80-F89)
      • Specific developmental disorders of speech and language
        (F80)

F80.81 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of childhood onset fluency disorder. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Acquired stammering
  • Adult onset stuttering
  • Borderline stuttering
  • Childhood onset fluency disorder
  • Childhood onset stuttering
  • Covert stuttering
  • Developmental dysfluency
  • Developmental expressive language disorder
  • Developmental speech fluency disorder
  • Disorder of fluency
  • Dysfluency
  • Idiopathic stammering
  • Neurogenic stammering
  • Normal non-fluency
  • Primary stuttering
  • Psychogenic stuttering
  • Psychogenic voice disorder
  • Secondary stuttering
  • Stuttering
  • Stuttering
  • Stuttering
  • Stuttering
  • Stuttering

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Stuttering

    a disturbance in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that is inappropriate for the individual's age. this disturbance is characterized by frequent repetitions or prolongations of sounds or syllables. various other types of speech dysfluencies may also be involved including interjections, broken words, audible or silent blocking, circumlocutions, words produced with an excess of physical tension, and monosyllabic whole word repetitions. stuttering may occur as a developmental condition in childhood or as an acquired disorder which may be associated with brain infarctions and other brain diseases. (from dsm-iv, 1994)

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
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.
  • Cluttering NOS
  • Stuttering NOS

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • adult onset fluency disorder F98.5
  • fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere R47.82
  • fluency disorder (stuttering) following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -23)

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

  • - Stammering - See Also: Disorder, fluency; - F80.81

Convert F80.81 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 315.35 - Chldhd onset flncy disor

Patient Education


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:

  • Hearing disorders and deafness
  • Voice problems, such as dysphonia or those caused by cleft lip or palate
  • Speech problems like stuttering
  • Developmental disabilities
  • Learning disabilities
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Brain injury
  • Stroke

Some speech and communication problems may be genetic. Often, no one knows the causes. By first grade, about 5% of children have noticeable speech disorders. Speech and language therapy can help.

NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:

  • The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
  • The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.