F50.22

Bulimia nervosa, moderate

Billable / specificHCC V28 153

F50.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Bulimia nervosa with 4-7 episodes of inappropriate compensatory behavior per week

Includes (from F50)

  • disorders of psychological development

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type (F50.02-) (from F50.2)
  • anorexia NOS (R63.0) (from F50)
  • feeding problems of newborn (P92.-) (from F50)
  • polyphagia (R63.2) (from F50)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) (from F50)
  • feeding difficulties (R63.3-) (from F50)
  • feeding disorder in infancy or childhood (F98.2-) (from F50)

Also known as

  • Bulimia nervosa with 4-7 episodes of inappropriate compensatory behavior per week

Parent code

  • F50.2Bulimia nervosaHeader

Related codes

  • F50.20Bulimia nervosa, unspecifiedBillable
  • F50.21Bulimia nervosa, mildBillable
  • F50.23Bulimia nervosa, severeBillable
  • F50.24Bulimia nervosa, extremeBillable
  • F50.25Bulimia nervosa, in remissionBillable

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