1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. F01-F99
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3. F50-F59
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4. F50-
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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50.2

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50.2

Bulimia nervosa

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

• F50.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM F50.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F50.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 F50.2 may differ.

• Bulimia nervosa, extreme
• Bulimia nervosa, in full remission
• Bulimia nervosa, in partial remission
• Bulimia nervosa, mild
• Bulimia nervosa, moderate
• Bulimia nervosa, severe
• Nutrition therapy for bulimia done
• Nutritional therapy for bulimia (binge purge eating)

• A disorder associated with three or more of the following: eating until feeling uncomfortably full; eating large amounts of food when not physically hungry; eating much more rapidly than normal; eating alone due to embarrassment; feeling of disgust, depression, or guilt after overeating. Criteria includes occurrence on average, at least 2 days a week for 6 months. The binge eating is not associated with the regular use of inappropriate compensatory behavior (i.e. Purging, excessive exercise, etc.) and does not co-occur exclusively with bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa. (from dsm-iv, 1994)
• A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge-eating over which the individual feels a lack of control and a sense of disgust and shame; unlike bulimia, however, there is no attempt to compensate for the binge-eating through vomiting or fasting.
• A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge-eating over which the individual feels a lack of control; these episodes of binge-eating are followed by recurrent compensatory behavior to prevent weight gain, usually self-induced vomiting. In addition, self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body image.
• An eating disorder that is characterized by a cycle of binge eating (bulimia or bingeing) followed by inappropriate acts (purging) to avert weight gain. Purging methods often include self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives or diuretics, excessive exercise, and fasting.
• Disorder characterized primarily by binge eating and often accompanied by self-induced vomiting and/or misuse of laxatives.
• Eating an excess amount of food in a short period of time, as seen in the disorder of bulimia nervosa. It is caused by an abnormal craving for food, or insatiable hunger also known as "ox hunger".
• Eating disorder that involves eating massive quantities of food (binge eating) and then eliminating the food by inappropriate compensatory methods to prevent weight gain, such as self induced vomiting or strong laxatives.
• Eating excessive quantities of food, often after stressful events. Compare bulimia.
• Episodes of binge eating with a sense of lack of control; most individuals exhibiting this behavior are obese and usually do not use compensatory behaviors (such as purging, fasting, misuse of laxatives and other medications, or excessive exercise) that are characteristic of bulimia nervosa.

• 887 Other mental disorder diagnoses

Convert F50.2 to ICD-9-CM

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
• 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

• Type 1 Excludes: R63
  , F50.02
  , R11
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R63

  Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • bulimia NOS (F50.2)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50.02

  Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • bulimia nervosa (F50.2)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R11

  Nausea and vomiting

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • cyclical vomiting associated with migraine (G43.A-)
  • excessive vomiting in pregnancy (O21.-)
  • hematemesis (K92.0)
  • neonatal hematemesis (P54.0)
  • newborn vomiting (P92.0-)
  • psychogenic vomiting (F50.89)
  • vomiting associated with bulimia nervosa (F50.2)
  • vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.0)
• Type 2 Excludes: R11.15
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R11.15

  Cyclical vomiting syndrome unrelated to migraine

  2020 - New Code 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Cyclic vomiting syndrome NOS
  • Persistent vomiting

  Type 1 Excludes

  • cyclical vomiting in migraine (G43.A-)

  Type 2 Excludes

  • bulimia nervosa (F50.2)
  • diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)

• Anorexia R63.0
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R63.0

  Anorexia

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Loss of appetite

  Type 1 Excludes

  • anorexia nervosa (F50.0-)
  • loss of appetite of nonorganic origin (F50.89)
  • nervosa F50.00
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50.00

    Anorexia nervosa, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • binge-eating type F50.2
• Bulimia (nervosa) F50.2
• Disorder (of) - see also Disease
  • eating (adult) (psychogenic) F50.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50.9

    Eating disorder, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Atypical anorexia nervosa
    • Atypical bulimia nervosa
    • Feeding or eating disorder, unspecified
    • Other specified feeding disorder
    • bulimia F50.2
• Hyperorexia nervosa F50.2

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