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ICD-10 diagnosis code

F50.2 Bulimia nervosa

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F50.2 is the ICD-10 code for Bulimia nervosa. It is a four-character subcategory of F50 (Eating disorders), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block F50–F59 (Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
V · F00–F99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Definition

A syndrome characterized by repeated bouts of overeating and an excessive preoccupation with the control of body weight, leading to a pattern of overeating followed by vomiting or use of purgatives. This disorder shares many psychological features with anorexia nervosa, including an overconcern with body shape and weight. Repeated vomiting is likely to give rise to disturbances of body electrolytes and physical complications. There is often, but not always, a history of an earlier episode of anorexia nervosa, the interval ranging from a few months to several years.

What F50.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Bulimia NOS
  • Hyperorexia nervosa

F50.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

F50.2Bulimia nervosa

NorwayICD-10-NO

F50.2Bulimia nervosa

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DF502Nervøs spiseanfaldstilbøjelighed

FinlandICD-10-FI

F50.2Ahmimishäiriö

GermanyICD-10-GM

F50.2Bulimia nervosa

FranceICD-10-FR

F50.2Boulimie [bulimia nervosa]

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

F50.2bulimia nervosa

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

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

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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