G44.09 Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC)

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Applies from G44 Other headache syndromes

Excludes1 (never code together)

• headache NOS (R51.9)

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Codes under G44.09

• G44.091 Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC), intractable
• G44.099 Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC), not intractable

Code annotations containing back-references to G44.09

Back-references to G44.0

• Type 2 Excludes: G44.1 Vascular headache, not elsewhere classified ("cluster headache (G44.0)")

Back-references to G44

• Type 2 Excludes: G43 Migraine ("headache syndromes (G44.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("headache syndromes (G44.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: R51 Headache ("migraine and other headache syndromes (G43-G44)")

Nearby codes

• G44.041 Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, intractable
• G44.049 Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, not intractable
• G44.05 Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT)
• G44.051 Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT), intractable
• G44.059 Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT), not intractable
• G44.09 Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC) (this code)
• G44.091 Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC), intractable
• G44.099 Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC), not intractable
• G44.1 Vascular headache, not elsewhere classified
• G44.2 Tension-type headache
• G44.20 Tension-type headache, unspecified