R47 is the ICD-10 code for Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block R47–R49 (Symptoms and signs involving speech and voice) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R47 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- autism F84.0-F84.1
- cluttering F98.6
- specific developmental disorders of speech and language F80.-
- stuttering [stammering] F98.5
Subcodes of R47
R47 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DR47Taleforstyrrelser IKA
R47Muualla luokittamattomat puhehäiriöt
R47Sprech- und Sprachstörungen, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert
R47Troubles du langage, non classés ailleurs
R47spraakstoornissen, niet elders geclassificeerd
Listed through more specific codes:
- R47.9Unspecified speech disturbances
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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