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F50.021 - Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, moderate

ICD-10-CM Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders · F50-F59 Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (F50-F59) · Subcategory of F50.02 · FY2027

Applicable To

Inclusion terms listed under F50.021 in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, with a body mass index of 16.0-16.99 kg/m2

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom F50.02

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • bulimia nervosa (F50.2-)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom F50.0

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • loss of appetite (R63.0)
  • psychogenic loss of appetite (F50.89)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom F50

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • anorexia NOS (R63.0)
  • feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
  • polyphagia (R63.2)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom F50

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • feeding difficulties (R63.3-)
  • feeding disorder in infancy or childhood (F98.2-)
IncludesFrom Chapter F01-F99

Conditions this code covers.

  • disorders of psychological development
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter F01-F99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

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

Documentation requirements, coding pitfalls and FAQs for conditions coded with F50.021.