ICD-10-CM R47.02 is the diagnosis code for Dysphasia. This code falls under the section "Symptoms and signs involving speech and voice" within Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as R47.02. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where R47.02 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, R47.02 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
R47.02 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Dysphasia". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of R47.02 is R47.0 ("Dysphasia and aphasia"). R47.02 provides a more specific classification within this category.
R47.02 is located in Section R47-R49 — "Symptoms and signs involving speech and voice" within Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use R47.02 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Dysphasia" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Dysphasia is R47.02.
Yes, R47.02 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
R47.02 is in Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for R47.02 include: dysphasia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -21).
Yes, R47.02 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.