ICD-10-CM F50.84 is the diagnosis code for Rumination disorder in adults. This code falls under the section "Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors" within Chapter 5 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as F50.84. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where F50.84 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, F50.84 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
F50.84 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Rumination disorder in adults". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of F50.84 is F50.8 ("Other eating disorders"). F50.84 provides a more specific classification within this category.
F50.84 is located in Section F50-F59 — "Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors" within Chapter 5 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use F50.84 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Rumination disorder in adults" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Rumination disorder in adults is F50.84.
Yes, F50.84 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
F50.84 is in Chapter 5 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for F50.84 include: rumination disorder in infancy and childhood (F98.21).
Yes, F50.84 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.