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ICD-10-CM Code for Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable G44.40

ICD-10 code G44.40 for Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable

G44.4

Use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

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)

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