Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 296.89
Other bipolar disorders
  • Short description: Bipolar disorder NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 296.89 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 296.89 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 296.89.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 296.89: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 296.89 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM F31.81 Bipolar II disorder
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bipolar 2 disorder
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, chronic, major depressive episode
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, hypomanic episode
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, major depressive episode
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, major depressive episode catatonia
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, major depressive episode w catatonic feature
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, major depressive episode,
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, major depressive episode, atypical
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, major depressive episode, melancholic
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, mild, major depressive episode
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, moderate, major depressive episode
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, most recent episode rapid cycling
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, severe, major depression, w psychosis, mood congruent
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, severe, major depression, w psychosis, mood incongruent
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, severe, major depressive episode
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, severe, major depressive episode in remission
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, severe, major depressive episode w psychosis
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, severe, major depressive episode, partial remission
  • Bipolar 2 disorder, severe, major depressive episode, wo psychosis
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Bipolar II disorder
  • Bipolar II disorder, most recent episode hypomanic
  • Bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive
  • Bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive with atypical features
  • Bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive with catatonic features
  • Bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive with melancholic features
  • Bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive with postpartum onset
  • Bipolar II disorder, most recent episode rapid cycling
  • Chronic bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive
  • Manic stupor
  • Mild bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive
  • Moderate bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive
  • Severe bipolar II disorder
  • Severe bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive with psychotic features
  • Severe bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive with psychotic features, mood-congruent
  • Severe bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive with psychotic features, mood-incongruent
  • Severe bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive without psychotic features
  • Severe bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive, in full remission
  • Severe bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive, in partial remission
  • Severe bipolar II disorder, most recent episode major depressive, in remission
Applies To
  • Bipolar II disorder
  • Manic-depressive psychosis, mixed type
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 296.89:
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • bipolar (affective) (alternating) 296.80
      • atypical 296.7
      • specified type NEC 296.89
      • type I 296.7
      • type II (recurrent major depressive episodes with hypomania) 296.89
  • Mania (monopolar) (see also Psychosis, affective) 296.0
    • inhibited 296.89
    • stupor 296.89
    • stuporous 296.89
    • unproductive 296.89
  • Manic-depressive insanity, psychosis, reaction, or syndrome (see also Psychosis, affective) 296.80
    • mixed NEC 296.89
    • perplexed 296.89
    • stuporous 296.89
  • Psychosis 298.9
    • depressive (see also Psychosis, affective) 296.2
      • atypical 296.82
      • involutional 296.2
        • with hypomania (bipolar II) 296.89
        • recurrent episode 296.3
        • single episode 296.2
      • psychogenic 298.0
      • reactive (emotional stress) (psychological trauma) 298.0
      • recurrent episode 296.3
        • with hypomania (bipolar II) 296.89
      • single episode 296.2
  • Stupor 780.09
    • manic 296.89
    • manic-depressive (see also Psychosis, affective) 296.89
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