Alphabetic Index FY2027

G44

Other headache syndromes

FY2027Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system/G40–G47 Episodic and paroxysmal disorders

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

G44 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other headache syndromes. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are G44.0 Cluster headaches and other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC); G44.1 Vascular headache, not elsewhere classified; G44.2 Tension-type headache; G44.3 Post-traumatic headache and 3 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 12 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • atypical facial pain (G50.1)
  • headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)
  • migraines (G43.-)
  • trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 6 Diseases of the nervous system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

More specific codes under G44 7