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G44.2 - Tension-type headache


The ICD 10 Code for Tension-type headache is listed as G44.2.
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: G44.2
Description: Tension-type headache
Chapter Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Block Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)
Parent G44 - Other headache syndromes
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of G44.2:
G44.20 - Tension-type headache, unspecified
G44.21 - Episodic tension-type headache
G44.22 - Chronic tension-type headache
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of G44.2:
G44.0 - Cluster headaches and other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC)
G44.1 - Vascular headache, not elsewhere classified
G44.3 - Post-traumatic headache
G44.4 - Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified
G44.5 - Complicated headache syndromes
G44.8 - Other specified headache syndromes