F50.012
BillableAnorexia nervosa, restricting type, severe
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 153 — Personality Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
1.241RxHCCHCC 133 — Personality Disorders, Anxiety, and Other Specified Mental Disorders
0.000What This Code Means
Anorexia nervosa using restriction as the primary control method, at severe level with significant functional impairment and notable medical complications.
Coding Tips
- •Severe severity indicates substantial functional impairment and significant medical complications that may require hospitalization
- •Coordinate with clinical team to document specific complications and functional limitations supporting severe designation
Clinical Significance
Anorexia nervosa, restricting type involves weight loss achieved primarily through dieting, fasting, or excessive exercise without binge eating or purging behaviors. Severe restricting type carries high medical risk with BMI between 15 and 15.99 kg/m2, often requiring inpatient or residential treatment. This subtype carries significant risk for malnutrition, cardiac arrhythmias, and osteoporosis.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Documentation of restricting behaviors (dieting, fasting, excessive exercise) WITHOUT binge eating or purging
- ✓Current BMI or weight documenting severity level (BMI 15.00-15.99 kg/m2)
- ✓Distorted body image or intense fear of weight gain
- ✓Duration and course of illness
- ✓Medical monitoring results (vital signs, electrolytes, cardiac evaluation)
Commonly Confused Codes
F50.02x (Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type) — use when binge/purge behaviors are present in addition to restrictionF50.00 (Anorexia nervosa, unspecified) — use F50.01x when restricting type is specifically documentedF50.82 (Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) — food restriction NOT driven by body image disturbance or fear of weight gainR63.0 (Anorexia) — medical loss of appetite, NOT the psychiatric eating disorderE44.0-E44.1 (Protein-calorie malnutrition) — may coexist; code both when documented
Code Hierarchy
└F50Eating disorders└F50.0Anorexia nervosa└F50.01Anorexia nervosa, restricting type└F50.012Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, severe
└F50.012Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, severe