F34
Header — not billablePersistent mood [affective] disorders
The ICD-10 code for persistent mood [affective] disorders is F34.
F34 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- F30Manic episodenon-billable header
- F31Bipolar disordernon-billable header
- F32Depressive episodenon-billable header
- F33Major depressive disorder, recurrentnon-billable header
- F39Unspecified mood [affective] disorder
- F34Persistent mood [affective] disordersnon-billable header