ICD Code R47.9

ICD code R47.9 is unspecified speech disturbances, used when a patient has a speech problem that cannot be classified under a more specific diagnosis.

1. Presence of speech disturbance that cannot be classified under a more specific diagnosis

2. Patient exhibits symptoms such as slurred, slowed, or unclear speech

3. Difficulty in articulation or forming words without a known cause

4. Absence of identifiable neurological, structural, or psychiatric etiology after evaluation

5. No evidence of aphasia, dysarthria, or other specified speech or language disorders

6. Clinical documentation supports speech abnormality, but lacks sufficient detail for a more precise code

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code R47.9 include:

- 92507 (Speech therapy, individual)

- 92508 (Speech therapy, group)

- 92521 (Evaluation of speech fluency)

- 92522 (Evaluation of speech sound production)

- 92523 (Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression)

- 92524 (Behavioral and qualitative analysis of voice and resonance)

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