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# G44.319 Acute post-traumatic headache, not intractable

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

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Acute post-traumatic 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

-   Acute post-traumatic 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

-   [`G44.229` Chronic tension-type headache, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.229/)
-   [`G44.301` Post-traumatic headache, unspecified, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.301/)
-   [`G44.309` Post-traumatic headache, unspecified, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.309/)
-   [`G44.311` Acute post-traumatic headache, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.311/)
-   [`G44.321` Chronic post-traumatic headache, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.321/)
-   [`G44.329` Chronic post-traumatic headache, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.329/)
-   [`G44.40` Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, not intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.40/)
-   [`G44.41` Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified, intractable ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g44.41/)

## Common questions

### Is G44.319 a billable code?

Yes. G44.319 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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