F80.1 Expressive language disorder

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Developmental dysphasia or aphasia, expressive type

Excludes1 (never code together)

• mixed receptive-expressive language disorder (F80.2)
• dysphasia and aphasia NOS (R47.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• acquired aphasia with epilepsy [Landau-Kleffner] (G40.80-)
• selective mutism (F94.0)
• intellectual disabilities (F70-F79)
• pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 886 in MDC 19.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 315.31 Expressive language disorder

Code annotations containing back-references to F80.1

Back-references to F80.1

• Type 2 Excludes: F80.0 Phonological disorder ("speech articulation impairment with expressive language developmental disorder (F80.1)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F80.2 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder ("expressive language disorder (F80.1)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F80.2 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder ("expressive type dysphasia or aphasia (F80.1)")

Back-references to F80

• Type 2 Excludes: F94.0 Selective mutism ("specific developmental disorders of speech and language (F80.-)")
• Code Also: G93.45 Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy ("developmental disorder of speech and language (F80.-)")
• Use Additional: Q87.87 Hao-Fountain Syndrome ("developmental speech disorder (F80.-)")
• Use Additional: Q87.88 CTNNB1 syndrome ("developmental disorder of speech and language (F80.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R47 Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified ("specific developmental disorders of speech and language (F80.-)")
• Code Also: Z15.1 Genetic susceptibility to epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders ("developmental disorder of speech and language (F80.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z55 Problems related to education and literacy ("disorders of psychological development (F80-F89)")

Diagnosis Index entries for F80.1

• Aphasia (amnestic) (global) (nominal) (semantic) (syntactic) › developmental (receptive type) › expressive type
• Development › delayed › language (skills) (expressive)
• Disorder (of) › developmental › language › expressive
• Disorder (of) › language (developmental) › expressive
• Dysphasia › developmental › expressive type

Nearby codes

• F80 Specific developmental disorders of speech and language
• F80.0 Phonological disorder
• F80.1 Expressive language disorder (this code)
• F80.2 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder
• F80.4 Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss
• F80.8 Other developmental disorders of speech and language
• F80.81 Childhood onset fluency disorder
• F80.82 Social pragmatic communication disorder