F33

Major depressive disorder, recurrent

Non-billable header

F33 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • disorders of psychological development
  • 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

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

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

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Also known as

  • Disorder, seasonal affective, recurrent episodes

More specific codes F33

  • F33.0Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mildBillable
  • F33.1Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderateBillable
  • F33.2Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic featuresBillable
  • F33.3Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptomsBillable
  • F33.4Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remissionHeader
  • F33.8Other recurrent depressive disordersBillable
  • F33.9Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • F30Manic episodeHeader
  • F31Bipolar disorderHeader
  • F32Depressive episodeHeader
  • F34Persistent mood [affective] disordersHeader
  • F39Unspecified mood [affective] disorderBillable

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