F33
F33: Major depressive disorder, recurrent
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
F33 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for major depressive disorder, recurrent. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Includes
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
Other codes that can never be billed with F33
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead F33
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- 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