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headache

Medical Definition

Pain in the cranial region that may occur as an isolated and benign symptom or as a manifestation of a wide variety of conditions.

Wikipedia Summary

A headache, also known as cephalalgia, is the symptom of pain in the face, head, or neck. It can occur as a migraine, tension-type headache, or cluster headache...
Related Codes (35)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
G43.7Chronic migraine without aura
Type 1 Excludes (1)
G43.CPeriodic headache syndromes in child or adult
G43.C1Periodic headache syndromes in child or adult, intractable
G44Other headache syndromes
Type 1 Excludes (1)Type 2 Excludes (4)
G44.01Episodic cluster headache
G44.03Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania
G44.049Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, not intractable
G44.059Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT), not intractable
G44.219Episodic tension-type headache, not intractable
G44.309Post-traumatic headache, unspecified, not intractable
G44.31Acute post-traumatic headache
G44.5Complicated headache syndromes
G44.51Hemicrania continua
G44.82Headache associated with sexual activity
G44.83Primary cough headache
G44.85Primary stabbing headache
G44.89Other headache syndrome
O29.4Spinal and epidural anesthesia induced headache during pregnancy
O29.40Spinal and epidural anesthesia induced headache during pregnancy, unspecified trimester
O29.42Spinal and epidural anesthesia induced headache during pregnancy, second trimester
O29.43Spinal and epidural anesthesia induced headache during pregnancy, third trimester
O74.5Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during labor and delivery
O89.4Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium
R51Headache
Type 2 Excludes (3)
R51.0Headache with orthostatic component, not elsewhere classified
R51.9Headache, unspecified
G43.C0Periodic headache syndromes in child or adult, not intractable
G44.52New daily persistent headache (NDPH)
G44.099Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC), not intractable
G44.22Chronic tension-type headache
G44.221Chronic tension-type headache, intractable
G44.229Chronic tension-type headache, not intractable
G44.32Chronic post-traumatic headache
G44.321Chronic post-traumatic headache, intractable
G44.329Chronic post-traumatic headache, not intractable

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