G44.81

Billable

Hypnic headache

Hypnic headache

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

G40-G47

Parent Code

G44.8

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

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)
  • headache with orthostatic or positional component, not elsewhere classified (R51.0)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for hypnic headache?

The ICD-10-CM code for hypnic headache is G44.81. The full clinical description is "Hypnic headache". G44.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code G44.81 mean?

ICD-10-CM code G44.81 represents "Hypnic headache". It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is G44.81 a billable code?

Yes, G44.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is G44.81 in?

G44.81 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).

What codes cannot be used with G44.81?

G44.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: headache NOS (R51.9).

What SNOMED CT codes does G44.81 map to?

G44.81 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 122711000119109. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for G44.81?

G44.81 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0752150. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.