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ICD-10-CM Code for Headache, unspecified R51.9

ICD-10 code R51.9 for Headache, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Headache, unspecified
Facial pain NOS

R51

Excludes2: atypical face pain (G50.1)
migraine and other headache syndromes (G43-G44)
trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)

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Post dural HA DX
[QUOTE="dbolivar1, post: 511092, member: 733065"] Hello, I'm needing help in using the best suitable DX for likely suspicious Post Dural HA. Patient is having the symptom 4 days after giving birth. A... [ Read More ]
Post dural HA DX
Hello, I'm needing help in using the best suitable DX for likely suspicious Post Dural HA. Patient is having the symptom 4 days after giving birth. Are either of the following appropriate: O90.9 ... [ Read More ]
Concussion
Hi all, Seeking assistance with coding resolved condition verses active condition. Patient treated in ED for concussion 2 weeks ago and now presents to PCP for headache assign code for current or hist... [ Read More ]
Air Ambulance Coding of injuries vs pain
I have an interesting question, so as air ambulance coders we see scene calls, where our flight crews pick up patients from areas the accidents or symptoms occur. In regards to the traumas, MVA for ex... [ Read More ]
MVA admission in pregnancy
[QUOTE="Jenetteis , post: 487233, member: 459810"] What ICD-10 codes would be [B]first listed[/B] for a pregnant 30 weeks pregnant female admitted to antepartum preterm contractions following a motor ... [ Read More ]
MVA admission in pregnancy
What ICD-10 codes would be [B]first listed[/B] for a pregnant 30 weeks pregnant female admitted to antepartum preterm contractions following a motor vehicle accident (Pt hit a deer head-on; c/o pain w... [ Read More ]
headache vs migraine
I would either query the physician, or if you code as he documented, it would be [URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes/R51.9']R51.9[/URL] for headache and Z86.69 for the hx of migraine.... [ Read More ]
Sinusitis question
If a patient comes in for a sinus x-ray with the ordering diagnosis codes being [URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes/R51']R51[/URL] Headache (which is not a covered dx) and J32.9 chronic sinu... [ Read More ]
Headache following trauma
Hi all, What code are you using when a patient comes in for headache following trauma? Is it acceptable to use G44.309? Or should we use R51? I want to say there was an article about this awhile back ... [ Read More ]
Persistant Headache after a fall
From the readings I've done on PTHA, I am leaning towards G44.309 over R51. Rationale is that G44.309 strongly indicates an injury which is causing the HA, which is the case for this scenario. The R51... [ Read More ]
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