R48.0 — Dyslexia and alexia
Is R48.0 billable?
Yes — R48.0 is billable for FY2027. R48.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R48.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
R48.0 at a glance
| Code | R48.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Dyslexia and alexia |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does R48.0 group to?
R48.0 sits in MDC 19 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 886Behavioral and Developmental Disordersmedical
How is R48.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R48.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Alexia
- Dyslexia
- Agraphia › with alexia (absolute)
- Alexia › secondary to organic lesion
- Disorder › reading (of)
- Blindness › word › acquired (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes)
- Blindness › word › secondary to organic lesion (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes)
- Disorder › learning › alexia (of)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R48
The conditions below can never be reported together with R48.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills (F81.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18
The conditions below are not part of R48.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R48.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has R48.0 existed?
R48.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with R48.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with R48.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.