G44.31
Header — not billableAcute post-traumatic headache
The ICD-10 code for acute post-traumatic headache is G44.31.
G44.31 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- G44.30Post-traumatic headache, unspecifiednon-billable header
- G44.32Chronic post-traumatic headachenon-billable header
- G44.31Acute post-traumatic headachenon-billable header