F53
Mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 4 never code together
F53code
Excludes1
- mood disorders with psychotic features (F30.2, F31.2, F31.5, F31.64, F32.3, F33.3)F30.2F30.2F30.2F31.2F31.2F31.2F31.5F31.5F31.5F31.64F31.64F31.64F32.3F32.3F32.3F33.3F33.3F33.3
- postpartum dysphoria (O90.6)O90.6O90.6O90.6
- psychosis in schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other psychotic disorders (F20-F29)F20-F29F20-F29F20-F29
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 1
F01-F99chapter
Includes
- disorders of psychological development
Index entries leading here filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Subordinate codes 2
Medications 5
593 Mental Disorders drugs 41 Bipolar and Related Disorders drugs 10 Feeding and Eating Disorders drugs 65 Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders drugs 19 Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders drugs
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.
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