F33

Non-Billable
ChapterF01–F99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Major depressive disorder, recurrent

Metadata & Insights
  • 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. Code separately if applicable.)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • 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
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • bipolar disorder (F31.-)
  • manic episode (F30.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH5Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
F30-F39Mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39)
F33Major depressive disorder, recurrentNot billable
F33.0Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mildBillable
F33.1Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderateBillable
F33.2Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic featuresBillable
F33.3Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptomsBillable
F33.4Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remissionSubcodes
F33.8Other recurrent depressive disordersBillable
F33.9Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to F33:

chapterCH5
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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