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Terminology Smarts Vital to Accurate Eating Disorder Dx

Published on Tue Mar 14, 2023

Question: I’m seeing three different codes for binging and purging conditions in ICD-10. Which circumstances call for which code? Indiana Subscriber Answer: To answer this question, let’s first identify the three codes to which you’re referring: F50.2 (Bulimia nervosa) F50.81 (Binge eating disorder) F50.02 (Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type) In lay terms, bulimia describes someone who binges on food then self-induces vomiting [...]
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