F81..0 Specific reading disorder

Billable

Includes

  • 'Backward reading'
  • Developmental dyslexia
  • Specific learning disorder, with impairment in reading
  • Specific reading retardation

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • alexia NOS (R48.0)
  • dyslexia NOS (R48.0)

Last reviewed: September 2026