Speech Delay ICD-10-CM Codes
Familiarize yourself with the ICD code used for speech delay and its clinical description, synonyms, billability, etc.
By Bernard Ramirez on Feb 29, 2024.
Fact Checked by Ericka Pingol.
What ICD-10 Code Is Used for Speech Delay?
The most accurate and commonly used ICD 10 code for speech delay that practitioners can use for billing, coding, and documentation is F80.4: Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss.
Is the Speech Delay ICD Code Billable?
Yes, F80.4: Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss is billable.
Clinical Information
- Speech delays because of hearing loss happen because certain areas of the brain, specifically the ones used for communication, do not develop properly.
- One’s speech delay will worsen, especially if the patient wasn’t diagnosed early on, didn’t have a supportive family, has a severe type and degree of hearing loss, doesn’t often utilize the healing device, doesn’t receive the appropriate treatment, and has other medical conditions affecting their learning.
- Signs of a speech delay may be the inability to say or understand simple words, talk in short sentences, or tell a story. Do note that these capabilities will vary depending on their age. Therefore, if a child is at a particular age and cannot do what is expected, they may have a speech delay.
- Though treatment varies depending on the cause and child’s needs, some common treatments are self-care, speech therapy, and medical interventions like hearing aids.
Synonyms Include:
- Articulatory defect due to conductive hearing loss
- Development of speech and language disorder
- Developmental delay of speech and language due to hearing loss
- Speech and language developmental delay due to hearing loss
Commonly asked questions
You can use speech delay ICD code once you’ve assessed the child’s developmental level with observation and tests.
Yes, the speech delay diagnosis code is billable.
Common treatments for speech delay are involvement from the parents, speech therapy, and medical intervention like surgery or hearing aids.
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