G44.85
BillablePrimary stabbing headache
Primary stabbing headache
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)
- headache with orthostatic or positional component, not elsewhere classified (R51.0)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Headache, Ice-PickC0751191
- Headache, Primary StabbingC0751191
- Headache, StabbingC0751191
- Headaches, Ice-PickC0751191
- Ice Pick HeadacheC0751191
- Ice pick headacheC0751191
- Ice-Pick HeadacheC0751191
- Ice-Pick HeadachesC0751191
- Ice-pick headacheC0751191
- Idiopathic stabbing headacheC0751191
- Idiopathic stabbing headache (disorder)C0751191
- Jabs and jolts syndromeC0751191
- Primary Stabbing HeadacheC0751191
- Primary stabbing headacheC0751191
- Stabbing HeadacheC0751191
- headaches ice pickC0751191
- headaches ice picksC0751191
- ice pick headacheC0751191
- ice-pick headacheC0751191
- idiopathic stabbing headacheC0751191
- stabbing headacheC0751191
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for primary stabbing headache?
The ICD-10-CM code for primary stabbing headache is G44.85. The full clinical description is "Primary stabbing headache". G44.85 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G44.85 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G44.85 represents "Primary stabbing 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 G44.85 a billable code?
Yes, G44.85 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G44.85 in?
G44.85 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G44.85?
G44.85 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: headache NOS (R51.9).
What SNOMED CT codes does G44.85 map to?
G44.85 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 230481005. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G44.85?
G44.85 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0751191. 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.