ICD-10-CM Codes
G00-G99
G40-G47
G44-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.41

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.41

Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, intractable

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Billable/Specific Code

G44.41 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 G44.41 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G44.41 - other international versions of ICD-10 G44.41 may differ.

The following code(s) above G44.41 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 G44.41:

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
Type 1 Excludes
- headache NOS (R51.9)
Type 2 Excludes
- atypical facial pain (G50.1)
- headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)
- migraines (G43.-)
- trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)
Other headache syndromes
G44.4
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.4
Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified
Applicable To
- Medication overuse headache
Use Additional
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified

Approximate Synonyms

Drug induced headache, intractable
Intractable headache due to drug

ICD-10-CM G44.41 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

102 Headaches with mcc
103 Headaches without mcc

Convert G44.41 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 G44.41:

Headache R51.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R51.9
Headache, unspecified
Applicable To
Facial pain NOS
- drug-induced NEC G44.40
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.40
  Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  - intractable G44.41
- medication overuse G44.40
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.40
  Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  - intractable G44.41
- rebound G44.40
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.40
  Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  - intractable G44.41

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G44.41

G44.301 …… intractable

G44.309 …… not intractable

G44.31 Acute post-traumatic headache

G44.311 …… intractable

G44.319 …… not intractable

G44.32 Chronic post-traumatic headache

G44.321 …… intractable

G44.329 …… not intractable

G44.4 Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified

G44.40 …… not intractable

G44.41 …… intractable

G44.5 Complicated headache syndromes

G44.51 Hemicrania continua

G44.52 New daily persistent headache (NDPH)

G44.53 Primary thunderclap headache

G44.59 Other complicated headache syndrome

G44.8 Other specified headache syndromes

G44.81 Hypnic headache

G44.82 Headache associated with sexual activity

G44.83 Primary cough headache

G44.84 Primary exertional headache

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.41

Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, intractable

Diseases of the nervous system

Other headache syndromes

Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified

Headache, unspecified

Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable

Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable

Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable