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F33 - Major depressive disorder, recurrent

ICD-10-CM Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders · F30-F39 Mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

F33 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 7 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

IncludesFrom F33

Conditions this code covers.

  • recurrent episodes of depressive reaction
  • recurrent episodes of endogenous depression
  • recurrent episodes of major depression
  • recurrent episodes of psychogenic depression
  • recurrent episodes of reactive depression
  • recurrent episodes of seasonal affective disorder
  • recurrent episodes of seasonal depressive disorder
  • recurrent episodes of vital depression
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom F33

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • bipolar disorder (F31.-)
  • manic episode (F30.-)
IncludesFrom Chapter F01-F99

Conditions this code covers.

  • disorders of psychological development
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter F01-F99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

More Specific Codes (7)

F33.0Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild→F33.1Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate→F33.2Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features→F33.3Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptoms→F33.4Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission→F33.8Other recurrent depressive disorders→F33.9Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified→

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