2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V40.1
Mental and behavioral problems with communication [including speech]
- Short description: Prob with communication.
- ICD-9-CM V40.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V40.1 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).
- You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM V40.1.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V40.1: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
V40.1 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z86.59 Personal history of other mental and behavioral disorders
Approximate Synonyms
- Circumlocution
- Conversational disorder
- Difficulty commenting on events
- Difficulty communicating
- Difficulty communicating about self
- Difficulty communicating feelings
- Difficulty communicating in different places
- Difficulty communicating intentions
- Difficulty communicating needs and wishes
- Difficulty communicating on different occasions
- Difficulty communicating thoughts
- Difficulty communicating with different people
- Difficulty directing attention
- Difficulty expressing self
- Difficulty finding words
- Difficulty greeting
- Difficulty imitating forms of communication
- Difficulty imitating gesture
- Difficulty imitating words
- Difficulty inferring meaning
- Difficulty initiating conversation
- Difficulty initiating words
- Difficulty maintaining conversation
- Difficulty making conversation
- Difficulty performing recreational use of conversation
- Difficulty playing with words and meaning
- Difficulty presupposing in conversation
- Difficulty speaking at normal rate
- Difficulty speaking fluently
- Difficulty speaking intelligibly
- Difficulty talking
- Difficulty using a non-speech system for communication
- Difficulty using automatic language
- Difficulty using body language
- Difficulty using different forms of conversation
- Difficulty using grammatical constructions
- Difficulty using language
- Difficulty using non-verbal communication
- Difficulty using self-expression
- Difficulty using speech appropriately
- Difficulty using the elements of language
- Difficulty using verbal communication
- Difficulty using words
- Disorder of language
- Disturbance in speech
- Language difficulty
- Language problem
- Perseveration
- Repetition failure
- Repetition of phrases
- Sociolinguistic disorder
- Speech problem
- Unable to adapt conversation to context
- Unable to ask questions
- Unable to choose topics of conversation
- Unable to communicate
- Unable to communicate about self
- Unable to communicate feelings
- Unable to communicate in different places
- Unable to communicate intentions
- Unable to communicate needs and wishes
- Unable to communicate on different occasions
- Unable to direct attention
- Unable to express self
- Unable to find words
- Unable to greet
- Unable to imitate forms of communication
- Unable to infer meaning
- Unable to initiate words
- Unable to join in conversation
- Unable to maintain conversation
- Unable to make self understood
- Unable to perform recreational use of conversation
- Unable to play with words and meaning
- Unable to presuppose in conversation
- Unable to speak
- Unable to speak at normal rate
- Unable to speak fluently
- Unable to speak intelligibly
- Unable to take turns in conversation
- Unable to talk
- Unable to talk while playing
- Unable to use a non-speech system for communication
- Unable to use automatic language
- Unable to use body language
- Unable to use different forms of conversation
- Unable to use grammatical constructions
- Unable to use language
- Unable to use non-verbal communication
- Unable to use self-expression
- Unable to use speech appropriately
- Unable to use the elements of language
- Unable to use verbal communication
- Unable to use words
- Unable to write
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
V40.1:
- Problem (with) V49.9
communication V40.1
speech V40.1
