MCMCB Pro
F32.2

F32.2Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F32.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

F32.2 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to these categories:

  • HCC 155 Major Depression, Moderate or Severe, without Psychosis0.299 RAF
  • HCC 155 Major Depression, Moderate or Severe, without Psychosis0.299 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

Medicare coverage

F32.2 is named in 43 Medicare coverage policies 42 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

  • A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
  • A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
  • A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
  • A56685Billing and Coding: Partial Hospitalization Programs

How F32.2 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to F32.2.

  • Depressionagitated(single episode)
  • Depressionsevere, single episode
  • Depressionvitalsingle episode
  • Menopause, menopausaldepressionagitated(single episode)
  • Episodedepressivemajorsevere(without psychotic symptoms)
  • Disorderdepressivemajorsingle episodesevere(without psychotic symptoms)

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F32. If F32.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F32.2

Is F32.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
Yes. F32.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does F32.2 sit in the tabular list?
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.