Major depressive affective disorder single episode in partial or unspecified remission (296.25)
ICD-9 code 296.25 for Major depressive affective disorder single episode in partial or unspecified remission is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER PSYCHOSES (295-299).
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