F50.2 Bulimia nervosa

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Applicable to

• Bulimia NOS
• Hyperorexia nervosa

Excludes1 (never code together)

• anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type (F50.02-)

Applies from F50 Eating disorders

Excludes1 (never code together)

• anorexia NOS (R63.0)
• feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
• polyphagia (R63.2)

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Codes under F50.2

• F50.20 Bulimia nervosa, unspecified
• F50.21 Bulimia nervosa, mild
• F50.22 Bulimia nervosa, moderate
• F50.23 Bulimia nervosa, severe
• F50.24 Bulimia nervosa, extreme
• F50.25 Bulimia nervosa, in remission

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 307.51 Bulimia nervosa

Code annotations containing back-references to F50.2

Back-references to F50.2

• Type 1 Excludes: F50.02 Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type ("bulimia nervosa (F50.2-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R11 Nausea and vomiting ("vomiting associated with bulimia nervosa (F50.2-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R63 Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake ("bulimia NOS (F50.2-)")

Back-references to F50

• Type 2 Excludes: F98.2 Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood ("anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders (F50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: P92 Feeding problems of newborn ("eating disorders (F50.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: R63.3 Feeding difficulties ("eating disorders (F50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z72.4 Inappropriate diet and eating habits ("eating disorders (F50.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for F50.2

• Anorexia › nervosa › binge-eating type
• Bulimia (nervosa)
• Disorder (of) › eating (adult) (psychogenic) › bulimia
• Hyperorexia nervosa

Nearby codes

• F50.021 Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, moderate
• F50.022 Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, severe
• F50.023 Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, extreme
• F50.024 Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, in remission
• F50.029 Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, unspecified
• F50.2 Bulimia nervosa (this code)
• F50.20 Bulimia nervosa, unspecified
• F50.21 Bulimia nervosa, mild
• F50.22 Bulimia nervosa, moderate
• F50.23 Bulimia nervosa, severe
• F50.24 Bulimia nervosa, extreme