2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F34.1: Dysthymic disorder (2024)

  1. ICD-10-CM Codes
  2. F01-F99
  3. F30-F39
  4. F34-
  5. 2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F34.1

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F34.1: Dysthymic disorder (1)

Dysthymic disorder

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code
  • F34.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursem*nt purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM F34.1 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F34.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 F34.1 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Depressive neurosis
  • Depressive personality disorder
  • Dysthymia
  • Neurotic depression
  • Persistent anxiety depression
  • Persistent depressive disorder

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes Help

A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (F34.1) and the excluded code together.

  • anxiety depression (mild or not persistent) (

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F41.8

    Other specified anxiety disorders

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Anxiety depression (mild or not persistent)
    • Anxiety hysteria
    • Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder
    F41.8)

The following code(s) above F34.1 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
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that may be applicable to F34.1:

Approximate Synonyms

  • Chronic depressive personality disorder
  • Depressive personality disorder, chronic
  • Dysthymia

Clinical Information

  • A term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic.
  • An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent.
  • Chronic affective disorder characterized by either relatively mild depressive symptoms or marked loss of pleasure in usual activities.
  • Chronically depressed mood that occurs for most of the day more days than not for at least 2 years. The required minimum duration in children to make this diagnosis is 1 year. During periods of depressed mood, at least 2 of the following additional symptoms are present: poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or hypersomnia, low energy or fatigue, low self esteem, poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, and feelings of hopelessness. (dsm-iv)

ICD-10-CM F34.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 881 Depressive neuroses

Convert F34.1 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to F34.1:

  • Depression (acute) (mental) F32.A

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F32.A

    Depression, unspecified

      2022 - New Code 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Depression NOS
    • Depressive disorder NOS
    • anxiety F41.8

      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F41.8

      Other specified anxiety disorders

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Anxiety depression (mild or not persistent)
      • Anxiety hysteria
      • Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder
      • persistent F34.1
    • nervous F34.1
    • neurotic F34.1
    • psychoneurotic F34.1
  • Disorder (of) - see also Disease
    • depressive F32.A

      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F32.A

      Depression, unspecified

        2022 - New Code 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Depression NOS
      • Depressive disorder NOS
      • persistent F34.1
    • mood F39

      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F39

      Unspecified mood [affective] disorder

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Affective psychosis NOS
      • persistent F34.9

        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F34.9

        Persistent mood [affective] disorder, unspecified

          2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code
        • dysthymia F34.1
    • personality F60.9 - see also Personality

      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F60.9

      Personality disorder, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Character disorder NOS
      • Character neurosis NOS
      • Pathological personality NOS
      • depressive F34.1
      • hypothymic F34.1
    • dysthymic F34.1
  • Dysthymia F34.1
  • Neurosis, neurotic F48.9

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F48.9

    Nonpsychotic mental disorder, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Neurosis NOS
    • depressive F34.1 (reaction) (type)
  • Personality (disorder) F60.9

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F60.9

    Personality disorder, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Character disorder NOS
    • Character neurosis NOS
    • Pathological personality NOS
    • depressive F34.1
    • hypothymic F34.1
  • Reaction - see also Disorder
    • depressive (single episode) F32.9

      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F32.9

      Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Major depression NOS
      • neurotic F34.1
      • psychoneurotic F34.1
    • psychoneurotic - see also Neurosis
      • depressive F34.1
    • neurotic-depressive F34.1
  • State (of)
    • depressive F32.A

      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F32.A

      Depression, unspecified

        2022 - New Code 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Depression NOS
      • Depressive disorder NOS
      • neurotic F34.1

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To F34.1

F33.2 Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features

F33.3 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe with psychotic symptoms

F33.4 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission

F33.40 …… unspecified

F33.41 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in partial remission

F33.42 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in full remission

F33.8 Other recurrent depressive disorders

F33.9 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified

F34 Persistent mood [affective] disorders

F34.0 Cyclothymic disorder

F34.1 Dysthymic disorder

F34.8 Other persistent mood [affective] disorders

F34.81 Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

F34.89 Other specified persistent mood disorders

F34.9 Persistent mood [affective] disorder, unspecified

F39 Unspecified mood [affective] disorder

F40 Phobic anxiety disorders

F40.0 Agoraphobia

F40.00 …… unspecified

F40.01 …… with panic disorder

F40.02 …… without panic disorder

Reimbursem*nt claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F34.1: Dysthymic disorder (2024)
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