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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 296.23
Major depressive affective disorder, single episode, severe, without mention of psychotic behavior
  • Short description: Depress psychosis-severe.
  • ICD-9-CM 296.23 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 296.23 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 296.23.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 296.23: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 296.23 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM F32.2 Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features
Approximate Synonyms
  • Depression, major, single episode, severe
  • Major depression, single episode, severe
  • Severe major depression, single episode
 296.22 ICD9Data.com 296.24 
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