F80Specific developmental disorders of speech and language
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use F80 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter V
- Mental and behavioural disorders
- Group F80-F89
- Disorders of psychological development
- Official Vietnamese name
- Rối loạn cụ thể về phát triển lời nói và/hoặc ngôn ngữ
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Disorders in which normal patterns of language acquisition are disturbed from the early stages of development. The conditions are not directly attributable to neurological or speech mechanism abnormalities, sensory impairments, mental retardation, or environmental factors. Specific developmental disorders of speech and language are often followed by associated problems, such as difficulties in reading and spelling, abnormalities in interpersonal relationships, and emotional and behavioural disorders.
Related F80 codes
F80.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Specific speech articulation disorder
F80.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Expressive language disorder
F80.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Receptive language disorder
F80.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acquired aphasia with epilepsy [Landau-Kleffner]
F80.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other developmental disorders of speech and language
F80.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
