ICD-10-CM Codes
G00-G99
G40-G47
G44-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.86

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.86

Cervicogenic headache

2022 - New Code

2023

Billable/Specific Code

G44.86 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 G44.86 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G44.86 - other international versions of ICD-10 G44.86 may differ.

Code Also

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A code also note instructs that 2 codes may be required to fully describe a condition but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.

associated cervical spinal condition, if known

The following code(s) above G44.86 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 G44.86:

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
G44.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G44.8
Other specified headache syndromes
Type 2 Excludes
- headache with orthostatic or positional component, not elsewhere classified (R51.0)
Other specified headache syndromes

ICD-10-CM G44.86 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

102 Headaches with mcc
103 Headaches without mcc

Code History

2022 (effective 10/1/2021): New code
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to G44.86:

Headache R51.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R51.9
Headache, unspecified
Applicable To
Facial pain NOS
- cervicogenic G44.86

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G44.86

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

G44.85 Primary stabbing headache

G44.86 Cervicogenic headache

G44.89 Other headache syndrome

G45 Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes

G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)

G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes

G45.3 Amaurosis fugax

G45.4 Transient global amnesia

G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes

G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified

G46 Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases

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 G44.86

Cervicogenic headache

Diseases of the nervous system

Other headache syndromes

Other specified headache syndromes

Headache, unspecified