Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 309.1
Prolonged depressive reaction
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 309.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 309.1 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 309.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM F43.21 Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
Approximate Synonyms
  • Adjustment disorder w depressed mood, prolonged
  • Adjustment reaction, depressive, prolonged
  • Prolonged depressive adjustment reaction
309.1 Excludes
  • affective psychoses (296.0-296.9)
  • brief depressive reaction (309.0)
  • neurotic depression (300.4)
  • psychogenic depressive psychosis (298.0)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 309.1:
  • Depression 311
    • situational (acute) (brief) 309.0
      • prolonged 309.1
  • Depressive reaction - see also Reaction, depressive
    • prolonged 309.1
    • situational (acute) 309.0
      • prolonged 309.1
  • Reaction
    • grief (acute) (brief) 309.0
      • prolonged 309.1
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