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F50.89 vs R63.2

F50.89 (Other specified eating disorder) compared with R63.2 (Polyphagia), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. F50.89 carries an Excludes1 note covering R63.2: “polyphagia (R63.2)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

F50.89Other specified eating disorderR63.2Polyphagia
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationF01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disordersR00-R99 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
DefinitionOther specified eating disorder is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (F50.89).Polyphagia is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R63.2).
Includes
Psychogenic loss of appetite
Excessive eating
Hyperalimentation NOS

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources