F33.4

Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission

FY2027Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders/F30–F39 Mood [affective] disorders

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

F33.4 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission. 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 F33.40 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission, unspecified; F33.41 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in partial remission and F33.42 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in full remission. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 1 Excludes2 entry.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from F33 Major depressive disorder, recurrent

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Inherited from F33 Major depressive disorder, recurrent
  • 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)
Inherited from Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • disorders of psychological development

More specific codes under F33.4 3