F81
Header — not billableSpecific developmental disorders of scholastic skills
The ICD-10 code for specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills is F81.
F81 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- F80Specific developmental disorders of speech and languagenon-billable header
- F82Specific developmental disorder of motor function
- F84Pervasive developmental disordersnon-billable header
- F88Other disorders of psychological development
- F89Unspecified disorder of psychological development
- F81Specific developmental disorders of scholastic skillsnon-billable header