F33
Major depressive disorder, recurrent
F33 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for major depressive disorder, recurrent. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are F33.0 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild; F33.1 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate; F33.2 Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features; F33.3 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptoms and 3 more. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 1 Excludes2 entry.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- 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
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- disorders of psychological development
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry
More specific codes under F33 7
- F33.0Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mildBillable
- F33.1Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderateBillable
- F33.2Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic featuresBillable
- F33.3Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptomsBillable
- F33.4Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remissionHeader
- F33.8Other recurrent depressive disordersBillable
- F33.9Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecifiedBillable