201620172018201920202021202220232024Billable/Specific Code
- R48.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM R48.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R48.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 R48.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM R48.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 886 Behavioral and developmental disorders
Applicable To
- Acalculia
- Agraphia
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R48.8:
- auditory > Amnesia R41.3
- mind > Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) H54.0X-
- psychic > Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) H54.0X-
- mental > Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial) H91.9-
- acalculia > learning (specific) F81.9
- specified type NEC > symbolic R48.9
- secondary to organic lesion > Strephosymbolia F81.0