R48.0 is the ICD-10 code for Dyslexia and alexia. It is a four-character subcategory of R48 (Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, 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
R48.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R48.0Dyslexi och alexi
R48.0Dysleksi eller aleksi
DR480Dysleksia eller aleksi
- DR480AOrdblindhed
- DR480CAleksi
R48.0Dysleksia tai aleksia
R48.0Dyslexie und Alexie
R48.0Dyslexie et alexie
R48.0dyslexie en alexie
R48.0Dyslexia and alexia
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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