Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified F33. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
9 – Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Unspecified. ICD-Code F32. 9 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Unspecified. Its corresponding ICD-9 code is 296.2.
The International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification, 9th Revision (ICD-9 CM) is a list of codes intended for the classification of diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or disease.
Code F32. 9 was reported regardless of whether the provider documented the terms “major” or “single episode” in the diagnostic statement. The diagnosis “depression” may be reported as a principal diagnosis or a secondary diagnosis.
F32. A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 296.22:
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 296.2:
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.