F50.014
BillableAnorexia nervosa, restricting type, in remission
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 of the restricting type that is currently in remission, meaning the person is no longer actively restricting food intake and has recovered from the acute phase.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code when the patient has achieved recovery or sustained remission from active anorexia nervosa symptoms
- •Document the duration and stability of remission in the medical record
Clinical Significance
Anorexia nervosa, restricting type involves weight loss achieved primarily through dieting, fasting, or excessive exercise without binge eating or purging behaviors. In remission indicates the patient previously met full criteria but currently has sustained weight restoration and reduced eating disorder cognitions. 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 (Weight restored to normal range)
- ✓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└F50.014Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, in remission
└F50.014Anorexia nervosa, restricting type, in remission