Is F33.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. F33.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does F33.2 sit in the tabular list?

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39).

What cannot be coded together with F33.2?

F33.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above F33.2 (F33) and apply to it just the same.

F33.2

F33.2 — Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F33.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F33.2

These are not written on F33.2, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing F33.2 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on F33 — Major depressive disorder, recurrent

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

Other codes that can never be billed with F33.2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F33.2. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F33.2 alone.

F30Manic episode
F31Bipolar disorder
F32Depressive episode
R40.1Stupor

Risk adjustment

F33.2 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

F33.2 is named in 44 Medicare coverage policies — 43 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 F33.2 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 F33.2.

Depression›endogenous(without psychotic symptoms)
Depression›vital(recurrent) (without psychotic symptoms)
Disorder›depressive›recurrent›current episode›severe(without psychotic symptoms)

The condition this code belongs to

Every code for the condition on one page, which one applies when, and the mistake coders make with it.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) ICD-10 codes

Code history

F33.2 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F33. If F33.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F33.2

Is F33.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. F33.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does F33.2 sit in the tabular list?: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39).
What cannot be coded together with F33.2?: F33.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above F33.2 (F33) and apply to it just the same.