ICD-10 Code For Tension-type Headache- G44.2- Codify By AAPC

HomeCodes ICD-10 ICD-10-CM CodesDiseases of the nervous system Episodic and paroxysmal disorders Other headache syndromes(G44)Tension-type headache (G44.2) G44.1 G44.2 G44.20 ICD-10-CM Code for Tension-type headache G44.2

ICD-10 code G44.2 for Tension-type headache is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Tension-type headache

G44

Excludes1: headache NOS (R51.9)

Excludes2: atypical facial pain (G50.1)headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)migraines (G43.-)trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)

G44.2 Tension-type headache G44.20 Tension-type headache, unspecified G44.21 Episodic tension-type headache G44.22 Chronic tension-type headache

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