Anorexia nervosa has been recognized for centuries. Sir William Gull coined the term anorexia nervosa in 1873, but Richard Morton likely offered the first medical description of the condition in 1689 (6, 7). Despite its long-standing recognition, remarkably little is known about the etiology of, and effective treatment for, anorexia nervosa.
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How To Identify Anorexia. The most obvious symptoms of anorexia revolve around weight loss or failure to gain weight when expected. However, if this is the only visible symptom, other explanations should be investigated – many medical conditions can lead to weight loss or loss of appetite.
F50. 00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM F50.
ICD-10-CM Code for Anorexia nervosa F50.
01) (F50. 02) Anorexia nervosa is a DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed.)
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Eating disorders are behavioral conditions characterized by severe and persistent disturbance in eating behaviors and associated distressing thoughts and emotions. They can be very serious conditions affecting physical, psychological and social function.
R51. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R51. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
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The ICD-10-CM code for ASD—F84. 0 (autistic disorder)—should be the physician's or psychologist's diagnosis (typically required by payers) of the underlying medical condition, documented in the patient's medical record.
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The lack or loss of appetite accompanied by an aversion to food and the inability to eat. It is the defining characteristic of the disorder anorexia nervosa.
Anorexia can be caused by cancer, aids, a mental disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa ), or other diseases. Clinical manifestation consisting of a physiopathological lack or loss of appetite accompanied by an aversion to food and the inability to eat. Loss of appetite.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R63.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
An eating disorder marked by an intense fear of gaining weight, a refusal to maintain a healthy weight, and a distorted body image. People with anorexia nervosa have an abnormal loss of appetite for food, try to avoid eating, and eat as little as possible.
Clinical Information. A disorder most often seen in adolescent females characterized by a refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, a disturbance in body image, and, in postmenarcheal females, the development of amenorrhea.
An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of appetite, known as anorexia. Other features include excess fear of becoming overweight; body image disturbance; significant weight loss; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and amenorrhea. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (apa, thesaurus of psychological index terms, 1994)
307.1 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
Getting help early is important. Treatment involves monitoring, talk therapy, nutritional counseling, and sometimes medicines.
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Bulimia nervosa, which involves periods of overeating followed by purging, sometimes through self-induced vomiting or using laxatives
An eating disorder marked by an intense fear of gaining weight, a refusal to maintain a healthy weight, and a distorted body image. People with anorexia nervosa have an abnormal loss of appetite for food, try to avoid eating, and eat as little as possible
An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of appetite, known as anorexia. Other features include excess fear of becoming overweight; body image disturbance; significant weight loss; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and amenorrhea. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (apa, thesaurus of psychological index terms, 1994)
Although the fundamental causes of anorexia nervosa remain elusive, there is growing evidence that interacting sociocultural and biological factors contribute to its causation, as do less specific psychological mechanism and a vulnerability of personality.
F50.0 Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is a disorder characterized by deliberate weight loss, induced and/or sustained by the patient. The disorder occurs most commonly in adolescent girls and young women, but adolescent boys and young men may be affected more rarely, as may children approaching puberty and older women up to the menopause.
follow-up studies have shown that, among patients who do not recover, a considerable number continue to show the same main features of anorexia nervosa, in a chronic form.
The weight loss is self-induced by avoidance of “fattening foods” and one or more of the following: self-induced vomiting; self-induced purging; excessive exercise; use of appetite suppressants and/or diuretics.
Anorexia nervosa constitutes an independent syndrome in the following sense: the clinical features of the syndrome are easily recognized, so that diagnosis is reliable with a high level of agreement between clinicians;