F50
Header — not billableEating disorders
The ICD-10 code for eating disorders is F50.
F50 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- F51Sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological conditionnon-billable header
- F52Sexual dysfunction not due to a substance or known physiological conditionnon-billable header
- F53Mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- F54Psychological and behavioral factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
- F55Abuse of non-psychoactive substancesnon-billable header
- F59Unspecified behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors
- F50Eating disordersnon-billable header