F50.819
F50.819 — Binge eating disorder, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F50.819 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for binge eating disorder, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
F50.819 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F50.819 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies — 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
- A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F50.81. If F50.819 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about F50.819
- Is F50.819 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. F50.819 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does F50.819 sit in the tabular list?
- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (F50-F59).