F32 — Depressive episode
Is F32 billable?
No — F32 is a non-billable header code. F32 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 10 billable codes beneath F32.
Billable codes under this header
- F32.0Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild
- F32.1Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate
- F32.2Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features
- F32.3Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe with psychotic features
- F32.4Major depressive disorder, single episode, in partial remission
- F32.5Major depressive disorder, single episode, in full remission
- F32.9Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified
- F32.ADepression, unspecified
- F32.81Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- F32.89Other specified depressive episodes
F32 at a glance
| Code | F32 |
|---|---|
| Description | Depressive episode |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with F32 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of F32, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F32 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- adjustment disorder (F43.2)
Includes
Conditions classified to F32.
- single episode of agitated depression
- single episode of depressive reaction
- single episode of major depression
- single episode of psychogenic depression
- single episode of reactive depression
- single episode of vital depression
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F32, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F32 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
What codes fall under F32? (9)
- F32.0Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild
- F32.1Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate
- F32.2Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features
- F32.3Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe with psychotic features
- F32.4Major depressive disorder, single episode, in partial remission
- F32.5Major depressive disorder, single episode, in full remission
- F32.8Other depressive episodesnot billable
- F32.9Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified
- F32.ADepression, unspecified
How long has F32 existed?
F32 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2022Major depressive disorder, single episodeDepressive episode
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with F32?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F32 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.