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G44.001

G44.001: Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified, intractable

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G44.001 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cluster headache syndrome, unspecified, intractable. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above G44.001

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on G44: Other headache syndromes

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G44.001

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on G44: Other headache syndromes

  • atypical facial pain (G50.1)
  • headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)
  • migraines (G43.-)
  • trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

G44.001 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
  • A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Cephalgia, cephalalgia›histamine›intractable
  • Headache›cluster›intractable
  • Headache›histamine›intractable
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic›ciliary›intractable
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic›migrainous›intractable
  • Syndrome›cluster headache›intractable

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G44.00

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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