F32
ICD-10Non-billable categoryDepressive 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
- F32.0Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild
- F32.1Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate
- F32.2Major depressv disord, single epsd, sev w/o psych features
- F32.3Major depressv disord, single epsd, severe w psych features
- F32.4Major depressv disorder, single episode, in partial remis
- F32.5Major depressive disorder, single episode, in full remission
- F32.8Other depressive episodescategory
- F32.9Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified
- F32.ADepression, unspecified
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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.