R47.9
BillableUnspecified speech disturbances
Unspecified speech disturbances
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(74)
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
Clinical Terms
- Speech problem
- impairments speech
- Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia Cantu type
- Progressive essential tremor, speech impairment, facial dysmorphism, intellectual disability, abnormal behavior syndrome
- Progressive essential tremor, speech impairment, facial dysmorphism, intellectual disability, abnormal behaviour syndrome
- Speech disturbances
- Has difficulty with speech (finding)
- Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia and brachydactyly with speech disorder syndrome
- Hereditary essential tremor
- Impaired speech
- Has difficulty with speech
- impairment speech
- Speech dysfunction
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder co-occurrent with symptom of speech production
- Speech impairment
- abnormalities speech
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with speech disturbance
- impair speech
- Disturbance in speech (finding)
- Functional speech disorder
- impediments speech
- Speech abnormalities
- difficulties speech
- Essential tremor
- impairs speech
- Speech difficulties
- speech impaired
- Speech abnormality
- Speech impairment NOS
- speech impediment
- Disturbance in speech
- Tattoo dysplasia
- speech difficulty
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.
How does R47.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified speech disturbances affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R47.9?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R47.9 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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