F32.89 — Other specified depressive episodes
Is F32.89 billable?
Yes, but F32.89 is an unspecified code. F32.89 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, F32.89 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting F32.89 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
F32.89 at a glance
| Code | F32.89 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified depressive episodes |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F32.89 group to?
F32.89 sits in MDC 19 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 885Psychosesmedical
How is F32.89 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F32.89. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Postschizophrenic depression
- Climacteric › depression (female)
- Climacteric › melancholia (female)
- Depression › atypical (acute) (mental)
- Depression › climacteric (acute) (mental)
- Depression › involutional (acute) (mental)
- Depression › masked (acute) (mental)
- Depression › menopausal (acute) (mental)
- Depression › post-psychotic of schizophrenia (acute) (mental)
- Depression › post-schizophrenic (acute) (mental)
- Depression › specified NEC (acute) (mental)
- Involution, involutional › depression
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F32.89.
- Atypical depression
- Post-schizophrenic depression
- Single episode of 'masked' depression NOS
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F32
The conditions below can never be reported together with F32.89 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 — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F32.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F32.89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from F32
The conditions below are not part of F32.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F32.89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- adjustment disorder (F43.2)
How long has F32.89 existed?
F32.89 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.