F50.0

Anorexia nervosa

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.

F50.0 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for anorexia nervosa. 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 F50.00 Anorexia nervosa, unspecified; F50.01 Anorexia nervosa, restricting type and F50.02 Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type. Its coding notes include 5 Excludes1 entries and 3 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

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

This code
  • loss of appetite (R63.0)
  • psychogenic loss of appetite (F50.89)
Inherited from F50 Eating disorders

Excludes2

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

Inherited from F50 Eating disorders
  • 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 F50.0 3