F82Billable, valid for claims from October 1, 2026

Specific developmental disorder of motor function

In Pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F80-F89), chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  • F82 is billable and valid on claims for FY 2027. If the record has more detail, check the other codes under F80-F89 below.
  • As a secondary diagnosis it is not a CC or MCC, so it doesn't raise the MS-DRG payment.
  • Doesn't count toward a Medicare Advantage risk score (no HCC in V28).
  • AHRQ's Chronic Condition Indicator classes it as chronic: expected to last 12 months or longer and to limit daily life or need ongoing care.

Also indexed as: Clumsiness; Development, delayed, motor coordination; Disorder, developmental, coordination; Disorder, developmental, motor coordination or function; Disorder, specific, developmental, of motor; Dyspraxia, developmental; Retardation, motor function, specific; Syndrome, clumsiness, clumsy child; Syndrome, dyspraxia, developmental

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Instructional notes

Includes: conditions that are coded here

  • Clumsy child syndrome
  • Developmental coordination disorder
  • Developmental dyspraxia

Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code

  • abnormalities of gait and mobility (R26.-)
  • lack of coordination (R27.-)

Excludes2: not included here, code separately if applicable

  • lack of coordination secondary to intellectual disabilities (F70-F79)

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Covers psychological pain disorders, substance use, abuse, dependence and remission, factitious disorder including Munchausen by proxy, and dementia severity.

Read Section I.C.5 (page 43)

F82 MS-DRG

As the principal diagnosis, F82 groups to MS-DRG 886 (v44.0).

Related conditions

Grouped by AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), which sorts every diagnosis code into clinically meaningful categories.

F82 is in Neurodevelopmental disorders (MBD014, its default category), with 57 codes. Others in it:

  • F70 Mild intellectual disabilities
  • F71 Moderate intellectual disabilities
  • F72 Severe intellectual disabilities
  • F73 Profound intellectual disabilities
  • F78.A1 SYNGAP1-related intellectual disability
  • F78.A9 Other genetic related intellectual disability
  • F79 Unspecified intellectual disabilities
  • F80.0 Phonological disorder

Medicare coverage articles listing F82

These 12 Medicare billing and coding articles list F82 as a diagnosis that supports medical necessity for the services they cover. From the CMS Medicare Coverage Database; check your own contractor's article before billing.

And 2 more.

About the condition

Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.

Developmental Disabilities

Developmental disabilities are conditions that are usually present at birth. They can affect a child's growth and development. These conditions can cause physical, learning, language, or behavior issues. They can include:

Read more about developmental disabilities on MedlinePlus

Code history

Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Legacy crosswalk from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings (last updated 2018).

  • 315.4 Developmental coordination disorder (approximate)
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