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G44

Non-Billable (Header)

Other headache syndromes

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • atypical facial pain (G50.1)
  • headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)
  • migraines (G43.-)
  • trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)

Child Codes

G44.0Cluster headaches and other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC)
G44.1Vascular headache, not elsewhere classified
G44.2Tension-type headache
G44.3Post-traumatic headache
G44.4Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified
G44.5Complicated headache syndromes
G44.8Other specified headache syndromes

Code Hierarchy

└G44Other headache syndromes
└G44Other headache syndromes

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