R51.0

R51.0: Headache with orthostatic component, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R51.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for headache with orthostatic component, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Headache with positional component, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R51.0

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

Written on R51: Headache

atypical face pain (G50.1)
migraine and other headache syndromes (G43-G44)
trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

R51.0 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57497Billing and Coding: Chest X-Ray Policynot covered
A56273Billing and Coding: Chiropractic Services
A56799Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Headache›with›orthostatic component NEC
Headache›with›positional component NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R51

R51.9Headache, unspecified