2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.011

Episodic cluster headache, intractable

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • G44.011 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G44.011 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G44.011 - other international versions of ICD-10 G44.011 may differ.
The following code(s) above G44.011 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to G44.011:
  • G00-G99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range G00-G99

    Diseases of the nervous system

    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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)
    Diseases of the nervous system
  • G44
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44

    Other headache syndromes

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    Type 2 Excludes
    • atypical facial pain (G50.1)
    • headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)
    • migraines (G43.-)
    • trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)
    Other headache syndromes
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cluster headache, episodic intractable
  • Episodic intractable cluster headache
ICD-10-CM G44.011 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 102 Headaches with mcc
  • 103 Headaches without mcc

Convert G44.011 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to G44.011:
  • Headache R51.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R51.9

    Headache, unspecified

      2021 - New Code 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Facial pain NOS
    • cluster G44.009
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.009

      Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified, not intractable

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Cluster headache syndrome NOS
      • episodic G44.019
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.019

        Episodic cluster headache, not intractable

          2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
        Applicable To
        • Episodic cluster headache NOS
        • intractable G44.011

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G44.011
G43.909 …… without status migrainosus
G43.91 Migraine, unspecified, intractable
G43.911 …… with status migrainosus
G43.919 …… without status migrainosus
G44 Other headache syndromes
G44.0 Cluster headaches and other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC)
G44.00 Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified
G44.001 …… intractable
G44.009 …… not intractable
G44.01 Episodic cluster headache
G44.011 …… intractable
G44.019 …… not intractable
G44.02 Chronic cluster headache
G44.021 …… intractable
G44.029 …… not intractable
G44.03 Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania
G44.031 …… intractable
G44.039 …… not intractable
G44.04 Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
G44.041 …… intractable
G44.049 …… not intractable

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.