R47.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified speech disturbances. It is a four-character subcategory of R47 (Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
R47.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R47.8Andra och ospecificerade talstörningar
- R47.8AArtikulationssvårigheter av anatomisk orsak
- R47.8BVelofarynxinsufficiens UNS
- R47.8CKompensatoriskt artikulationssätt
- R47.8DDysprosodi
- R47.8WAnnan specificerad talstörning
- R47.8XTalstörning, ospecificerad
R47.8Annen eller uspesifisert taleforstyrrelse
DR478Anden eller ikke specificeret taleforstyrrelse
R47.8Muu tai määrittämätön puhehäiriö
R47.8Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Sprech- und Sprachstörungen
R47.8Troubles du langage, autres et non précisés
R47.8overige en niet-gespecificeerde spraakstoornissen
Listed through more specific codes:
- R47.81Slurred speech
- R47.82Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere
- R47.89Other 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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