Eating Disorder Codes for Insurance Billing

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ICD-10-CM Codes
F01-F99 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
F50-F59 Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors
F50- Eating disorders
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50.9

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50.9

2020-2021 Billable/Specific Code

F50.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM F50.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F50.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 F50.9 may differ.

Applicable To

The following code(s) above F50.9 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to F50.9:

Approximate Synonyms

Clinical Information

A broad group of psychological disorders with abnormal eating behaviors leading to physiological effects from overeating or insufficient food intake.
A group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in appetite or food intake.
Eating disorders are serious behavior problems. They include
- anorexia nervosa, in which you become too thin, but you don’t eat enough because you think you are fat
- bulimia nervosa, involving periods of overeating followed by purging, sometimes through self-induced vomiting or using laxatives
- binge-eating, which is out-of-control eating
women are more likely than men to have eating disorders. They usually start in the teenage years and often occur along with depression, anxiety disorders and substance abuse. Eating disorders can cause heart and kidney problems and even death. Getting help early is important. Treatment involves monitoring, mental health therapy, nutritional counseling and sometimes medicines.
Group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in eating behavior, appetite or food intake.

ICD-10-CM F50.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

Code annotations containing back-references to F50.9:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to F50.9:

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