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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

G44.22

Chronic tension-type headache

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where G44.22 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. G44 Other headache syndromes
  2. G44.2 Parent Tension-type headache
  3. G44.22 This code Chronic tension-type headache

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

headache NOS ( R51.9 )

Inherited from G44 — Other headache syndromes

Excludes2

atypical facial pain ( G50.1 )

Inherited from G44 — Other headache syndromes

Excludes2

headache due to lumbar puncture ( G97.1 )

Inherited from G44 — Other headache syndromes

Excludes2

migraines ( G43 .-)

Inherited from G44 — Other headache syndromes

Excludes2

trigeminal neuralgia ( G50.0 )

Inherited from G44 — Other headache syndromes

More Specific Codes

2 codes under G44.22

Version History

How G44.22 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Chronic tension-type headache

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Chronic tension-type headache

Related Codes

Other codes under G44.2

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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