Eating disorders (F50)
ICD-10 Index
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00–F99)
Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (F50-F59)
- F50 - Eating disorders NON-BILLABLE CODE
- F50.0 - Anorexia nervosa NON-BILLABLE CODE
- F50.00 - Anorexia nervosa, unspecified BILLABLE CODE
- F50.01 - Anorexia nervosa, restricting type BILLABLE CODE
- F50.02 - Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type BILLABLE CODE
- F50.2 - Bulimia nervosa BILLABLE CODE
- F50.8 - Other eating disorders NON-BILLABLE CODE
- F50.81 - Binge eating disorder BILLABLE CODE
- F50.82 - Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder BILLABLE CODE
- F50.89 - Other specified eating disorder BILLABLE CODE
- F50.9 - Eating disorder, unspecified BILLABLE CODE
Eating disorders (F50)
Clinical Information for Eating disorders (F50)
Bulimia Nervosa - 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.
Anorexia Nervosa - An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Anorexia Nervosa - An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Bulimia Nervosa - 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.
Orthorexia Nervosa - An eating disorder that is characterized by the pathological obsession with HEALTHY EATING.
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder - An eating or feeding disturbance (e.g., apparent lack of interest in eating or food; avoidance based on the sensory characteristics of food; concern about aversive consequences of eating) as manifested by persistent failure to meet appropriate nutritional and/or energy needs associated with one (or more) of the following: significant weight loss (or failure to achieve expected weight gain or faltering growth in children); significant nutritional deficiency; dependence on enteral feeding or oral nutritional supplements; or marked interference with psychosocial functioning. (from DSM-V)