ICD-10-CM · Chapter 5 · F01–F99
F50.02
Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type
Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- F50.02
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 5 — Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Category
- F50 — Eating disorders
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM F50.02 is a category (header) for anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in F50
- F50Eating disorders
- F50.0Anorexia nervosa
- F50.00Anorexia nervosa, unspecified
- F50.01Anorexia nervosa, restricting type
- F50.010Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, mild
- F50.011Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, moderate
- F50.012Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, severe
- F50.013Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, extreme
- F50.014Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, in remission
- F50.019Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, unspecified
- F50.020Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, mild
- F50.021Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, moderate
- 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
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