ICD Code F50.81

ICD code F50.81 is binge eating disorder, a condition characterized by recurring episodes of eating large quantities of food, often rapidly and to the point of discomfort, accompanied by a feeling of loss of control and distress, but without regular use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors like purging.

1. Recurrent episodes of binge eating, characterized by eating an amount of food that is definitely larger than what most people would eat in a similar period under similar circumstances

2. Episodes marked by a sense of lack of control over eating during the episode

3. Binge eating episodes are associated with at least three of the following: eating much more rapidly than normal, eating until feeling uncomfortably full, eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry, eating alone because of feeling embarrassed by how much one is eating, feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed, or very guilty afterward

4. Marked distress regarding binge eating

5. Binge eating occurs, on average, at least once a week for three months

6. The binge eating is not associated with the recurrent use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors (e.g., purging, excessive exercise) and does not occur exclusively during the course of bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code F50.81 include:

90791

90792

90832

90834

90837

90846

90847

90853

96156

96158

96159

96164

96165

96167

96168

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