G44.229
G44.229: Chronic tension-type headache, not intractable
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
G44.229 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic tension-type headache, not intractable. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check G44.229 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Chronic tension-type headache NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above G44.229
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G44.229
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
G44.229 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A57701Billing and Coding: Trigger Point Injections (TPI)
- A59480Billing and Coding: Trigger Point Injections (TPI)
- A59487Billing and Coding: Trigger Point Injections (TPI)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Headache›tension›chronic
- Headache›tension›chronic›not intractable
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.