G44.40
G44.40: Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
G44.40 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check G44.40 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above G44.40
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G44.40
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
G44.40 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Headache›drug-induced NEC
- Headache›medication overuse
- Headache›rebound
- Headache›drug-induced NEC›not intractable
- Headache›medication overuse›not intractable
- Headache›rebound›not intractable
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.