G44.05 - Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT)
The ICD 10 Code for Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) is listed as G44.05.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | G44.05
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| Description: | Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) |
| Chapter | Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99) |
| Block | Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47) |
| Parent | G44.0 - Cluster headaches and other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC) |
| ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of G44.05: | |
| 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 | |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of G44.05: | |
| G44.00 - Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified | |
| G44.01 - Episodic cluster headache | |
| G44.02 - Chronic cluster headache | |
| G44.03 - Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania | |
| G44.04 - Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania | |
| G44.09 - Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC) | |