R48.9 Unspecified symbolic dysfunctions

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from R48 Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified

Excludes1 (never code together)

• specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills (F81.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 887 in MDC 19.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 784.60 Symbolic dysfunction, unspecified

Diagnosis Index entries for R48.9

• Dysfunction › symbolic

Nearby codes

• R48.0 Dyslexia and alexia
• R48.1 Agnosia
• R48.2 Apraxia
• R48.3 Visual agnosia
• R48.8 Other symbolic dysfunctions
• R48.9 Unspecified symbolic dysfunctions (this code)