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# G44.019 Episodic cluster headache, not intractable

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Episodic cluster headache, not intractable

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Also covers

-   Episodic cluster headache NOS

### Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

-   headache NOS ([R51.9](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r51.9/))

### Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

-   atypical facial pain (G50.1)
-   headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)
-   migraines (G43.-)
-   trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)

## Related codes

-   [`G44.001` Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.001/)
-   [`G44.009` Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.009/)
-   [`G44.011` Episodic cluster headache, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.011/)
-   [`G44.021` Chronic cluster headache, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.021/)
-   [`G44.029` Chronic cluster headache, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.029/)
-   [`G44.031` Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.031/)
-   [`G44.039` Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.039/)
-   [`G44.041` Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.041/)

## Common questions

### Is G44.019 a billable code?

Yes. G44.019 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

G44 Other headache syndromes

Chapter

Diseases of the nervous system

Billable

Yes

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