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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

F32Depressive episode

Not billable — use a more specific code

F32 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it.

Code last changed in FY2022 (effective October 1, 2021). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About F32

F32 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for depressive episode. It belongs to block F30-F39 (mood [affective] disorders) and chapter 5 (mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: F32.0 (mild), F32.1 (moderate), F32.2 (features), F32.3 (features), F32.4 (remission), F32.5 (remission), F32.8 (episodes), F32.9 (unspecified) and 1 more.

Don't report F32 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: bipolar disorder (F31.-), manic episode (F30.-) and recurrent depressive disorder (F33.-).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of F32, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: adjustment disorder (F43.2).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2022 (title revised).

Specific codes under F32

Coding notes

IncludesFurther defines the content of the category
  • single episode of agitated depression
  • single episode of depressive reaction
  • single episode of major depression
  • single episode of psychogenic depression
  • single episode of reactive depression
  • single episode of vital depression
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • bipolar disorder (F31.-)
  • manic episode (F30.-)
  • recurrent depressive disorder (F33.-)
Excludes2Not included here — may be reported together if both conditions exist
  • adjustment disorder (F43.2)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to F32.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders.

Codes whose notes reference F32

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • FY2022 (effective 10/1/2021): Title revised — was “Major depressive disorder, single episode”

Common questions about F32

Is F32 billable?

No. F32 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.