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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for Situational Depression

ICD-10 Coding for Situational Depression

F43.21
F43.23

Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for situational depression includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.

Also Known as:
Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood
Reactive Depression
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Key Information: ICD-10 Coding for Situational Depression

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Situational Depression

Use ICD-10 code F43.21 for adjustment disorder with depressed mood, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.

Primary ICD-10-CM Codes

Adjustment disorder with depressed mood

Billable Code
F43.21
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Symptoms must be linked to a stressor and resolve within 6 months.
documentation:
  • • Document the stressor, symptom onset, and expected resolution timeline.

Applicable To

  • • Situational depression with identifiable stressor

Important Notes

  • • Ensure documentation clearly links symptoms to a specific stressor and includes symptom duration.

Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood

Billable Code
F43.23
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Symptoms onset within 3 months of identifiable stressor
  • • GAD-7 score between 10-14
  • • Duration less than 6 months post-stressor

Applicable To

  • • Situational depression with anxiety

Important Notes

  • • Ensure documentation clearly links symptoms to a specific stressor and includes symptom duration.
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

Z63.0

Problems in relationship with spouse or partner

Use to specify the stressor related to the adjustment disorder.

Z56.4

Stress at work

Use to specify the stressor related to the adjustment disorder.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for situational depression?

The ICD-10 code for situational depression is F43.21, which is used for adjustment disorder with depressed mood linked to a specific stressor.

How is situational depression documented?

Document situational depression by identifying the stressor, noting symptom onset and duration, and including PHQ-9 scores to support the diagnosis.

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