F53.1 — Puerperal psychosis
Is F53.1 billable?
Yes — F53.1 is billable for FY2027. F53.1 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F53.1 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
F53.1 at a glance
| Code | F53.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Puerperal psychosis |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F53.1 group to?
F53.1 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 F53.1 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F53.1. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Psychosis, psychotic › postpartum
- Psychosis, psychotic › puerperal
- Puerperal, puerperium › psychosis (complicated by, complications)
- Pregnancy › complicated by › psychosis or psychoneurosis (single) (uterine)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F53.1.
- Postpartum psychosis
- Puerperal psychosis, NOS
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F53
The conditions below can never be reported together with F53.1 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 F53.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F53.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
How long has F53.1 existed?
F53.1 first appears in FY2019.
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 F53.1?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F53.1 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.