Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

When sex gives patient a headache,use this all-encompassing code. Coding for sex-associated headaches may not be as simple as it seems. Beyond sexual activity, you should consider other factors. Read further to get acquainted with this uncommon condition. Consider These Terms Part of 339.82 When coding for sex headaches, ICD-9 offers 339.82 (Headache associated with sexual activity), says Kristie Star, CPC, coding and compliance specialist for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare in Milwaukee. Name game: You might see a variety of terms in your neurologist's documentation that all boil down to sex  headache. A sex headache is precipitated by sexual activity, usually starting as a dull bilateral ache as sexual excitement increases and suddenly becoming intense at orgasm, in the absence of any intracranial disorder, according to the International Headache Society's International Classification of Headache Disorders-2 definition. Look for these other names: benign sex headache, coital cephalgia, benign vascular sexual headache, and [...]