F50

Eating disorders

FY2027Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders/F50–F59 Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

Excludes1
Excludes2

F50 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for eating disorders. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are F50.0 Anorexia nervosa; F50.2 Bulimia nervosa; F50.8 Other eating disorders and F50.9 Eating disorder, unspecified. Its coding notes include 3 Excludes1 entries and 3 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code

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

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code

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

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)

Inherited from Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)

Inherited from Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

disorders of psychological development

More specific codes under F50 4