ICD-10 diagnosis code
Z50.5 Speech therapy
Z50.5 is the ICD-10 code for Speech therapy. It is a four-character subcategory of Z50 (Care involving use of rehabilitation procedures), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z40–Z54 (Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and health care) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Z50.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z50.5Kontakt med helsetjenesten for rehabilitering med taleterapi
DZ505Kontakt mhp. taleterapi
Z50.5Puheterapia
Z50.5Logopädische Behandlung [Therapie von Stimm-, Sprech- und Sprachstörungen]
Z50.5Orthophonie
Z50.5logopedie
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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