F50.02

F50.02: Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F50.02 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

bulimia nervosa (F50.2-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F50.02

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on F50.0: Anorexia nervosa

loss of appetite (R63.0)
psychogenic loss of appetite (F50.89)

Written on F50: Eating disorders

anorexia NOS (R63.0)
feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
polyphagia (R63.2)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F50.02

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on F50: Eating disorders

feeding difficulties (R63.3-)
feeding disorder in infancy or childhood (F98.2-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F50.02

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

F50.2Bulimia nervosa
Z72.4Inappropriate diet and eating habits
P92Feeding problems of newborn

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

F50.02 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57174Billing and Coding: MolDX: Pharmacogenomics Testing

Code history

deletedFY2024-FY2027
Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type

Code to one of these instead F50.02

6 child codes. Green means billable.