F32

ICD-10Non-billable category

Depressive episode

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Depressive episode

F32 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Includes

  • single episode of agitated depression
  • single episode of depressive reaction
  • single episode of major depression
  • single episode of psychogenic depression
  • single episode of reactive depression
  • single episode of vital depression

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • bipolar disorder (F31.-)
  • manic episode (F30.-)
  • recurrent depressive disorder (F33.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • adjustment disorder (F43.2)

More specific codes under F32

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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