F32.8Other depressive episodes

F32.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other depressive episodes. It belongs to category F32 (depressive episode), 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 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within F32, choose F32.8 (Other depressive episodes) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: major depressive disorder, single episode, mild (F32.0), major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate (F32.1), major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features (F32.2), major depressive disorder, single episode, severe with psychotic features (F32.3), major depressive disorder, single episode, in partial remission (F32.4), major depressive disorder, single episode, in full remission (F32.5), major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified (F32.9) and depression, unspecified (F32.A).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: F32.81 (disorder) and F32.89 (episodes).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2017 (expanded into subcodes).