R47.9
BillableUnspecified speech disturbances
Unspecified speech disturbances
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Speech dysfunction23168003
- Disturbance in speech29164008
- Speech abnormality29164008
- Speech impairment29164008
- Has difficulty with speech162294008
- Speech problem267095009
- Essential tremor609558009
- Hereditary essential tremor609559001
- Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia Cantu type718765003
- Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia and brachydactyly with speech disorder syndrome718765003
- Tattoo dysplasia718765003
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder co-occurrent with symptom of speech production736316005
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with speech disturbance736316005
- Functional speech disorder736316005
- Progressive essential tremor, speech impairment, facial dysmorphism, intellectual disability, abnormal behavior syndrome1260130005
- Progressive essential tremor, speech impairment, facial dysmorphism, intellectual disability, abnormal behaviour syndrome1260130005
UMLS
- Disturbance in speechC0233715
- Disturbance in speech (finding)C0233715
- Has difficulty with speechC0233715
- Has difficulty with speech (finding)C0233715
- Impaired speechC0233715
- Speech abnormalitiesC0233715
- Speech abnormalityC0233715
- Speech difficultiesC0233715
- Speech disturbancesC0233715
- Speech impairmentC0233715
- Speech impairment NOSC0233715
- Unspecified speech disturbancesC0233715
- abnormalities speechC0233715
- difficulties speechC0233715
- has difficulty with speechC0233715
- impair speechC0233715
- impaired speechC0233715
- impairment speechC0233715
- impairments speechC0233715
- impairs speechC0233715
- impediments speechC0233715
- speech difficultyC0233715
- speech impairedC0233715
- speech impairmentC0233715
- speech impedimentC0233715
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified speech disturbances?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified speech disturbances is R47.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified speech disturbances". R47.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R47.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R47.9 represents "Unspecified speech disturbances". It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R47.9 a billable code?
Yes, R47.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R47.9 in?
R47.9 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R47.9?
R47.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: autism (F84.0); cluttering (F80.81); specific developmental disorders of speech and language (F80.-); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does R47.9 map to?
R47.9 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 736316005, 29164008, 609558009, 162294008, 609559001, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R47.9?
R47.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0233715. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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