ICD-10 diagnosis code

R48.8 Other and unspecified symbolic dysfunctions

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R48.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified symbolic dysfunctions. 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

What R48.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Acalculia
  • Agraphia

R48.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

R48.8Annen eller uspesifisert forstyrrelse av symbolfunksjoner

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR488Anden eller ikke specificeret indlæringsforstyrrelse

  • DR488AAkalkuli IKA
  • DR488BAgrafi IKA
  • DR488CAstereognose
  • DR488DDysgrafi
FinlandICD-10-FI

R48.8Muu tai epäspesifinen symbolifunktion häiriö

GermanyICD-10-GM

R48.8Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Werkzeugstörungen

FranceICD-10-FR

R48.8Troubles de la fonction symbolique, autres et non précisés

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R48.8overige en niet-gespecificeerde disfuncties van symboolhantering

United StatesICD-10-CM

R48.8Other 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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