Which melancholia code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 7 codes under Melancholia. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| climacteric | F32.89 | Other specified depressive episodes |
| hypochondriac | F45.29 | Other hypochondriacal disorders |
| intermittent | F32.89 | Other specified depressive episodes |
| involutional | F32.89 | Other specified depressive episodes |
| menopausal | F32.89 | Other specified depressive episodes |
| puerperal | F32.89 | Other specified depressive episodes |
| reactive | F32.3 | Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe with psychotic features |
| recurrent | F33.9 | Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified |
| senile | F03Not billable | Unspecified dementia |
| stuporous | F32.89 | Other specified depressive episodes |
Melancholia climacteric
| recurrent episode | F33.8 | Other recurrent depressive disorders |
Melancholia intermittent
| recurrent episode | F33.8 | Other recurrent depressive disorders |
Melancholia involutional
| recurrent episode | F33.8 | Other recurrent depressive disorders |
Melancholia menopausal
| recurrent episode | F33.8 | Other recurrent depressive disorders |
Melancholia stuporous
| recurrent episode | F33.8 | Other recurrent depressive disorders |