F50.2 — Bulimia nervosa
Is F50.2 billable?
No — F50.2 is a non-billable header code. F50.2 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 6 billable codes beneath F50.2.
F50.2 at a glance
| Code | F50.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Bulimia nervosa |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is F50.2 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F50.2. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Bulimia (nervosa)
- Hyperorexia nervosa
- Anorexia › nervosa › binge-eating type
- Disorder › eating › bulimia (of)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with F50.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type (F50.02-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F50.2.
- Bulimia NOS
- Hyperorexia nervosa
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F50
The conditions below can never be reported together with F50.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F50.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F50.2 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 F50.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F50.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under F50.2? (6)
How long has F50.2 existed?
F50.2 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2025: F50.2 stopped being billable
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with F50.2?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F50.2 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.