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ICD-10-CM Code for Eating disorder, unspecified F50.9

ICD-10 code F50.9 for Eating disorder, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .

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Official Long Descriptor

Eating disorder, unspecified
Atypical anorexia nervosa
Atypical bulimia nervosa
Feeding or eating disorder, unspecified
Other specified feeding disorde

F50

Excludes1: anorexia NOS (R63.0)
feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
polyphagia (R63.2)

Excludes2: feeding difficulties (R63.3-)
feeding disorder in infancy or childhood (F98.2-)

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