ICD-10 diagnosis code
R48 Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified
R48 is the ICD-10 code for Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category divided into 4 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 R48 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills F81.-
Subcodes of R48
R48 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R48Dyslexi (lässvårigheter) och andra symboldysfunktioner som ej klassificeras på annan plats
DR48Ordblindhed og andre indlæringsforstyrrelser
R48Lukemishäiriö ja muut muualla luokittamattomat symbolifunktion häiriöt
R48Dyslexie und sonstige Werkzeugstörungen, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert
R48Dyslexie et autres troubles de la fonction symbolique, non classés ailleurs
R48dyslexie en overige disfuncties van symboolhantering, niet elders
Listed through more specific codes:
- R48.3Visual agnosia
- R48.9Unspecified symbolic dysfunctions
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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