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# G44.201 Tension-type headache, unspecified, intractable

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

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Tension-type headache, unspecified, 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.

### 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

-   [`G44.091` Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC), intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.091/)
-   [`G44.099` Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC), not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.099/)
-   [`G44.1` Vascular headache, not elsewhere classified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.1/)
-   [`G44.209` Tension-type headache, unspecified, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.209/)
-   [`G44.211` Episodic tension-type headache, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.211/)
-   [`G44.219` Episodic tension-type headache, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.219/)
-   [`G44.221` Chronic tension-type headache, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.221/)
-   [`G44.229` Chronic tension-type headache, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.229/)

## Common questions

### Is G44.201 a billable code?

Yes. G44.201 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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