ICD-10-CM · Chapter 5 · F01–F99
F53.0
Postpartum depression
Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
Quick facts
- Code
- F53.0
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 5 — Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Category
- F53 — Mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM F53.0 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of postpartum depression. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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