R48.8
Applicable To
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Acalculia
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Agraphia
Approximate Synonyms
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Acalculia
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Agraphia
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Aphasia, angular gyrus syndrome
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Aphasia-angular gyrus syndrome
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Gerstmanns syndrome
Clinical Information
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A wide group of related learning disorders characterized by difficulties with mathematics and manipulating numbers; the difficulty with math may be caused or exacerbated by visuo-spatial or language processing difficulties.
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Form of aphasia involving impaired ability to perform simple arithmetic calculations.
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Impaired ability in numerical concepts. These inabilities arise as a result of primary neurological lesion, are syndromic e.g., gerstmann syndrome ) or acquired due to brain damage.
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Inability to write letters, syllables, words, or phrases) due to an injury to a specific cerebral area or occasionally due to emotional factors.
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Loss or impairment of the ability to write letters, syllables, words, or phrases) due to an injury to a specific cerebral area or occasionally due to emotional factors. This condition rarely occurs in isolation, and often accompanies aphasia. from Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p485; apa, thesaurus of psychological index terms, 1994)
Details
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R48.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R48.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
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This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R48.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 R48.8 may differ.