Emergency: 119
AMDA-IMIC

F53 Mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

Category / Non-billable header 2 subcodes

Block: Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (F50-F59)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • mood disorders with psychotic features (F30.2, F31.2, F31.5, F31.64, F32.3, F33.3)
  • postpartum dysphoria (O90.6)
  • psychosis in schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other psychotic disorders (F20-F29)

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
F53..0 Postpartum depression Yes
F53..1 Puerperal psychosis Yes

Plain-language term for this code

The following entry in the US Medical Glossary corresponds to ICD-10-CM category F53:

Last reviewed: September 2026