Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 315.8
Other specified delays in development
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 315.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 315.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 315.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM F88 Other disorders of psychological development
Approximate Synonyms
  • Borderline cognitive developmental delay
  • Cognitive development, borderline
  • Cognitive developmental delay
  • Developmental agnosia
  • Developmental delay in feeding
  • Developmental delay, cognitive
  • Developmental delay, cognitive, borderline
  • Developmental delay, feeding
  • Developmental disorder, specific
  • Developmental mental disorder
  • Disorder of psychological development
  • Feeding delay, developmental
  • Ideomotor dyspraxia
  • Learning disorder, nonverbal
  • Nonverbal learning disorder
  • Persistent developmental avoidance
  • Savant syndrome
  • Specific developmental disorder
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 315.8:
  • Agnosia (body image) (tactile) 784.69
  • Development
    • delayed (see also Delay, development) 783.40
  • Disorder - see also Disease
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 315.8 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.