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F33.0

F33.0: Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F33.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F33.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on F33: Major depressive disorder, recurrent

  • bipolar disorder (F31.-)
  • manic episode (F30.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F33.0

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.

Medicare coverage

F33.0 is named in 17 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
  • A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
  • A56685Billing and Coding: Partial Hospitalization Programs
  • A56756Billing and Coding: Home Health - Psychiatric Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Disorder›depressive›recurrent›current episode›mild

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F33

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 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.