F53

Non-Billable

ChapterF01–F99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99).

CH5 Parent Instructions

Includes

disorders of psychological development

Excludes2(Not included here)

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

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)

mood disorders with psychotic features (F30.2, F31.2, F31.5, F31.64, F32.3, F33.3)
postpartum dysphoria (O90.6)
psychosis in schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other psychotic disorders (F20-F29)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH5Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)

F50-F59Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (F50-F59)

F53Mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

F53.0Postpartum depression

F53.1Puerperal psychosis

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to F53:

chapterCH5

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to F53. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

7 raw paths

Depression (acute) (mental)2 unique routes

postnatal (NOS)→F53

postpartum (NOS)→F53

Disorder (of)1 unique routes

mental (or behavioral) (nonpsychotic)

puerperal→F53

Pregnancy (single) (uterine)1 unique routes

complicated by (care of) (management affected by)

psychosis or psychoneurosis (puerperal)→F53

Psychosis, psychotic2 unique routes

postpartum (NOS)→F53