F80.2
Receptive language disorder
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
A specific developmental disorder in which the child's understanding of language is below the appropriate level for its mental age. In virtually all cases expressive language will also be markedly affected and abnormalities in word-sound production are common. Congenital auditory imperception Developmental: dysphasia or aphasia, receptive type Wernicke aphasia Word deafness Excl.: acquired aphasia with epilepsy [Landau-Kleffner] (F80.3) autism (F84.0-F84.1) dysphasia and aphasia: NOS (R47.0) developmental, expressive type (F80.1) elective mutism (F94.0) language delay due to deafness (H90-H91) mental retardation (F70-F79)
Sibling codes
F80Specific developmental disorders of speech and languageF80.0Specific speech articulation disorderF80.1Expressive language disorderF80.3Acquired aphasia with epilepsy [Landau-Kleffner]F80.8Other developmental disorders of speech and languageF80.9Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified