F33
ICD-10Non-billable categoryMajor depressive disorder, recurrent
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Major depressive disorder, recurrent
F33 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
- recurrent episodes of depressive reaction
- recurrent episodes of endogenous depression
- recurrent episodes of major depression
- recurrent episodes of psychogenic depression
- recurrent episodes of reactive depression
- recurrent episodes of seasonal affective disorder
- recurrent episodes of seasonal depressive disorder
- recurrent episodes 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.-)
More specific codes under F33
- F33.0Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild
- F33.1Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate
- F33.2Major depressv disorder, recurrent severe w/o psych features
- F33.3Major depressv disorder, recurrent, severe w psych symptoms
- F33.4Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remissioncategory
- F33.8Other recurrent depressive disorders
- F33.9Major depressive disorder, recurrent, 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.