ICD-10-CM › F01-F99 › F50-F59 › F50.2 Bulimia nervosa › F50.22
F50.22
Bulimia nervosa, moderate
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2025 to now.
- FY2025 Added to the code set Bulimia nervosa, moderate
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from F50 Eating disorders
Excludes1 - never coded here
- 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-)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Disorder > feeding
- Food > rejection NEC
- Appetite > lack or loss
- Disorder > eating > anorexia
- Feeding > problem > nonorganic
- Disorder > psychogenic NOS > feeding
- Bulimia
- Hyperorexia nervosa
- Disorder > eating > bulimia
- Anorexia > nervosa > binge-eating type
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| F50.20 | Bulimia nervosa, unspecified | Valid |
| F50.21 | Bulimia nervosa, mild | Valid |
| F50.23 | Bulimia nervosa, severe | Valid |
| F50.24 | Bulimia nervosa, extreme | Valid |
| F50.25 | Bulimia nervosa, in remission | Valid |