F81.0 – Specific reading disorder
ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Pervasive and specific developmental disorders
ICD-10-CM code
F81.0
- Code
F81.0(claims format:F810)- Description
- Specific reading disorder
- Billable
- Yes – valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
- Valid for
- Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)
- Chapter
- 5. Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
- Block
- F80-F89 Pervasive and specific developmental disorders
- Parent codes
- F81
Notes for F81.0
Applicable to:
- 'Backward reading'
- Developmental dyslexia
- Specific learning disorder, with impairment in reading
- Specific reading retardation
Index terms for F81.0
Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:
- Mirror writing
- Word, blindness
- Blindness, word
- Strephosymbolia
- Backward reading
- Retardation, reading
- Alexia, developmental
- Dyslexia, developmental
- Disorder, learning, reading
- Disorder, specific, reading
- Development, delayed, reading
- Difficult, difficulty, reading
- Disorder, developmental, reading
- Disorder, reading, developmental
- Delay, delayed, development, reading
- Disorder, developmental, learning, reading
- Disorder, learning, specified, with impairment in, reading
Related codes in F81
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10 code F81.0?
F81.0 is the ICD-10-CM code for specific reading disorder, in the block F80-F89 (Pervasive and specific developmental disorders).
Is F81.0 a billable code?
Yes. F81.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
What category does F81.0 belong to?
It belongs to category F81 – Specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.