G44.0

Clinical Information

• A primary headache disorder that is characterized by severe, strictly unilateral pain which is orbital, supraorbital, temporal or in any combination of these sites, lasting 15-180 min. Occurring 1 to 8 times a day. The attacks are associated with one or more of the following, all of which are ipsilateral: conjunctival injection, lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, facial sweating, eyelid edema, and miosis. international classification of headache disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)

Details

• G44.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• Short description: Cluster headaches and oth trigeminal autonm cephalgias (TAC)

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G44.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G44.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 G44.0 may differ.