R47.81 Slurred speech

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from R47 Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified

Excludes1 (never code together)

• autism (F84.0)
• cluttering (F80.81)
• specific developmental disorders of speech and language (F80.-)
• stuttering (F80.81)

Applies from R47.8 Other speech disturbances

Excludes1 (never code together)

• dysarthria following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -28)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 091-093 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 784.59 Other speech disturbance (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R47.81

Back-references to R47

• Type 1 Excludes: F80.1 Expressive language disorder ("dysphasia and aphasia NOS (R47.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F80.2 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder ("dysphasia or aphasia NOS (R47.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R47.81

• Impediment, speech › slurring
• Slurred, slurring speech
• Speech › defect, disorder, disturbance, impediment › slurring

Nearby codes

• R47.0 Dysphasia and aphasia
• R47.01 Aphasia
• R47.02 Dysphasia
• R47.1 Dysarthria and anarthria
• R47.8 Other speech disturbances
• R47.81 Slurred speech (this code)
• R47.82 Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere
• R47.89 Other speech disturbances
• R47.9 Unspecified speech disturbances