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G44.41

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Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, intractable

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

What This Code Means

A headache caused by medication or drug use that persists despite treatment changes and is difficult to manage.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific offending medication and attempts to discontinue or substitute it
  • •Record failed interventions to support the 'intractable' classification

Code Hierarchy

└G44Other headache syndromes└G44.4Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified└G44.41Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, intractable
└G44.41Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, intractable

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