F33 — Major depressive disorder, recurrent
Is F33 billable?
No — F33 is a non-billable header code. F33 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 9 billable codes beneath F33.
Billable codes under this header
- F33.0Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild
- F33.1Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate
- F33.2Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features
- F33.3Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptoms
- F33.8Other recurrent depressive disorders
- F33.9Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
- F33.40Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission, unspecified
- F33.41Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in partial remission
- F33.42Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in full remission
F33 at a glance
| Code | F33 |
|---|---|
| Description | Major depressive disorder, recurrent |
| 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 F33 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Includes
Conditions classified to F33.
- 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
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F33, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F33 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
What codes fall under F33? (7)
- F33.0Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild
- F33.1Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate
- F33.2Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features
- F33.3Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptoms
- F33.4Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remissionnot billable
- F33.8Other recurrent depressive disorders
- F33.9Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
How long has F33 existed?
F33 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
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 F33?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F33 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.