ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
F80 Specific developmental disorders of speech and language
All 8 codes in the F80 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
8
Can lead a claim
7
Cannot lead a claim
1
What CMS assigns to F80
7 of the 8 codes group to Behavioral Health; 1 is assigned no clinical group. None of the 8 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 7 of the 8 can lead a claim.
Every code in F80
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F80.0 | Phonological disorder | Can lead a claim | F | None |
| F80.1 | Expressive language disorder | Can lead a claim | F | None |
| F80.2 | Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder | Can lead a claim | F | None |
| F80.4 | Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss | Can lead a claim | F | None |
| F80.8 Other developmental disorders of speech and language | ||||
| F80.81 | Childhood onset fluency disorder | Can lead a claim | F | None |
| F80.82 | Social pragmatic communication disorder | Can lead a claim | F | None |
| F80.89 | Other developmental disorders of speech and language | Can lead a claim | F | None |
| F80.9 | Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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