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296.23 - Major Depressive Affective Disorder, Single Episode, Severe, Without Mention Of Psychotic Behavior


The ICD 9 Code for Major depressive affective disorder, single episode, severe, without mention of psychotic behavior is listed as 296.23.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 296.23
Long Description: Major depressive affective disorder, single episode, severe, without mention of psychotic behavior
Short Description: Depress psychosis-severe
Chapter: Mental Disorders
Block: Other Psychoses (295-299)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: F32.2 - Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 296.23:
296.20 - Major depressive affective disorder, single episode, unspecified
296.21 - Major depressive affective disorder, single episode, mild
296.22 - Major depressive affective disorder, single episode, moderate
296.24 - Major depressive affective disorder, single episode, severe, specified as with psychotic behavior
296.25 - Major depressive affective disorder, single episode, in partial or unspecified remission
296.26 - Major depressive affective disorder, single episode, in full remission