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# R51.0 Headache with orthostatic component, not elsewhere classified

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

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Headache with orthostatic component, not elsewhere classified

## 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

-   Headache with positional component, not elsewhere classified

### Excludes2

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

-   atypical face pain (G50.1)
-   migraine and other headache syndromes (G43-G44)
-   trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)

## Related codes

-   [`R51.9` Headache, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r51.9/)

## Common questions

### Is R51.0 a billable code?

Yes. R51.0 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

R51 Headache

Chapter

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Billable

Yes

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