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F34.9

F34.9: Persistent mood [affective] disorder, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F34.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for persistent mood [affective] disorder, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

F34.9 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 5 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
  • A56756Billing and Coding: Home Health - Psychiatric Care
  • A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Disorder›emotional(persistent)
  • Disorder›mood›persistent
  • Disorder›persistent›affective(mood)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F34

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.