ICD-10-CM · Chapter 5 · F01–F99
F33.4
Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission
Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- F33.4
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 5 — Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Category
- F33 — Major depressive disorder, recurrent
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM F33.4 is a category (header) for major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in F33
- F33Major depressive disorder, recurrent
- F33.0Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild
- F33.1Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate
- F33.2Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features
- F33.3Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptoms
- F33.40Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission, unspecified
- F33.41Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in partial remission
- F33.42Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in full remission
- F33.8Other recurrent depressive disorders
- F33.9Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
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