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G44.309

Billable

Post-traumatic headache, unspecified, not intractable

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A headache that develops after a head injury or trauma, with an unspecified pattern, and responds adequately to treatment.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code when post-traumatic headache is present but the pattern (acute vs. chronic) is not specified
  • •Always link the headache to a documented head injury or trauma event

Code Hierarchy

└G44Other headache syndromes└G44.3Post-traumatic headache└G44.30Post-traumatic headache, unspecified└G44.309Post-traumatic headache, unspecified, not intractable
└G44.309Post-traumatic headache, unspecified, not intractable

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