ICD Code G44.309

ICD code G44.309 is post-traumatic headache, unspecified, not intractable. This code is used when a patient has a headache resulting from a head injury, but the specific type of headache is not detailed, and the headache is not considered difficult to treat.

1. History of head trauma or injury preceding the onset of headache

2. Headache develops within 7 days following the trauma or regaining consciousness

3. Headache is not better accounted for by another headache disorder

4. Headache characteristics are not specified or do not fit criteria for a more specific post-traumatic headache subtype

5. Headache is not persistent or resistant to treatment (not intractable)

6. No additional features or complications are documented

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code G44.309 include:

- 99202–99215 (Evaluation and Management office visits)

- 96372 (Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection)

- 20552–20553 (Trigger point injections)

- 64405 (Greater occipital nerve block)

- 64615 (Chemodenervation of muscle(s); muscle(s) innervated by facial, trigeminal, cervical spinal, and accessory nerves)

- 90832–90838 (Psychotherapy services, if indicated)

- 96130–96133 (Psychological testing and evaluation)

- 97110 (Therapeutic exercises)

- 97112 (Neuromuscular reeducation)

- 97140 (Manual therapy techniques)

CPT code selection should be based on the specific services rendered for ICD code G44.309.

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