G44.3
Non-billablePost-traumatic headache
Post-traumatic headache
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
- atypical facial pain (G50.1)
- headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)
- migraines (G43.-)
- trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Headache post-traumaticC0032816
- Headache, Post-TraumaticC0032816
- Headaches, Post-TraumaticC0032816
- Post Traumatic HeadacheC0032816
- Post-Traumatic HeadacheC0032816
- Post-Traumatic HeadachesC0032816
- Post-traumatic headacheC0032816
- Post-traumatic headache NOSC0032816
- Post-traumatic headache, unspecifiedC0032816
- Posttraumatic headacheC0032816
- Posttraumatic headache (finding)C0032816
- headaches post traumaticC0032816
- headaches posttraumaticC0032816
- post traumatic headacheC0032816
- post-traumatic headacheC0032816
- post-traumatic headachesC0032816
- posttraumatic headacheC0032816
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G44.3?
ICD-10-CM code G44.3 represents "Post-traumatic headache". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is G44.3 a billable code?
No, G44.3 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under G44.3.
What chapter is G44.3 in?
G44.3 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G44.3?
G44.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: headache NOS (R51.9).
What are the subcategories under G44.3?
G44.3 has 3 child codes, including: G44.30 (Post-traumatic headache, unspecified), G44.31 (Acute post-traumatic headache), G44.32 (Chronic post-traumatic headache).
What are the UMLS CUIs for G44.3?
G44.3 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0032816. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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