F33.9
Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 6 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 3 never code together
F01-F99chapter
Excludes2
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)R00-R99
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 10
F33.9code
Inclusion terms
- Monopolar depression NOS
F33code
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
F01-F99chapter
Includes
- disorders of psychological development
Index entries leading here 7
Alongside this code 6 same parent — F33
F33.0 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild F33.1 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate F33.2 Major depressv disorder, recurrent severe w/o psych features F33.3 Major depressv disorder, recurrent, severe w psych symptoms F33.4 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission category F33.8 Other recurrent depressive disorders
Medications 2
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.