F50 ICD-10-CA category: Eating disorders
F50 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 8 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
F50Eating disorders
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in F50
F50 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for F50
As CIHI prints them, with any note F50 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Disorders of psychological developmentFrom Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Anorexia NOS (R63.0)feeding:• difficulties and mismanagement (R63.3)• disorder of infancy or childhood (F98.2)polyphagia (R63.2)
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Where F50 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
- 2Block F50-F59Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors
- 3Category F50Eating disorders
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is F50 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. F50 (Eating disorders) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 8 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is F50 in ICD-10-CA?
F50 sits under F50-F59 Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors, within Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99).
What coding notes apply to F50?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes, Includes notes for F50, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside F50
View F50-F59F51Nonorganic sleep disordersF52Sexual dysfunction, not caused by organic disorder or diseaseF53Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiedF54Psychological and behavioural factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhereF55Abuse of non-dependence-producing substancesF59Unspecified behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors