F50.021: Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, moderate
F50.021 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, moderate. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F50.021 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, with a body mass index of 16.0-16.99 kg/m2
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F50.021
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F50.021
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with F50.021
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
F50.021 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to these categories:
- HCC 153 Personality Disorders; Anorexia/Bulimia Nervosa0.396 RAF
- HCC 153 Personality Disorders; Anorexia/Bulimia Nervosa0.396 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
F50.021 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
- A56685Billing and Coding: Partial Hospitalization Programs
- A56850Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs
Code history
- addedFY2024-FY2027
Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, moderate
Other codes under F50.02
- F50.020Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, mild
- F50.022Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, severe
- F50.023Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, extreme
- F50.024Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, in remission
- F50.029Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, unspecified