F50.022 — Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, severe
Is F50.022 billable?
Yes — F50.022 is billable for FY2027. F50.022 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F50.022 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
F50.022 at a glance
| Code | F50.022 |
|---|---|
| Description | Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, severe |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F50.022 group to?
F50.022 sits in MDC 19 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 883Disorders of Personality and Impulse Controlmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, F50.022 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is F50.022 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under F50.02, the nearest indexed parent of F50.022. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Anorexia › nervosa › binge-eating type › with purging
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F50.022.
- Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, with a body mass index of 15.0-15.99 kg/m2
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F50
The conditions below can never be reported together with F50.022 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F50.0
The conditions below can never be reported together with F50.022 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F50.02
The conditions below can never be reported together with F50.022 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- bulimia nervosa (F50.2-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F50.022, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F50.022 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from F50
The conditions below are not part of F50.022, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F50.022 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has F50.022 existed?
F50.022 first appears in FY2025.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the F50.02 family? (5)
- F50.020Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, mild
- F50.021Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, moderate
- F50.023Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, extreme
- F50.024Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, in remission
- F50.029Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type, unspecified