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F81.2

Mathematics disorder

Billable

Code Hierarchy

F81F81.2

Chapter: 5. Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

Section: F80-F89 - Pervasive and specific developmental disorders

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Developmental acalculia
  • Developmental arithmetical disorder
  • Developmental Gerstmann's syndrome
  • Specific learning disorder, with impairment in mathematics

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with F81.2

  • R48.8 - acalculia NOS (R48.8)

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

  • F81.0 - arithmetical difficulties associated with a reading disorder (F81.0)
  • F81.81 - arithmetical difficulties associated with a spelling disorder (F81.81)
  • Z55.8 - arithmetical difficulties due to inadequate teaching (Z55.8)

Related Codes

F81.0Billable

Specific reading disorder

F81.8Category

Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills

F81.9Billable

Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified

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