G44.2 is the ICD-10 code for Tension-type headache. It is a four-character subcategory of G44 (Other headache syndromes), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G40–G47 (Episodic and paroxysmal disorders) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VI · G00–G99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What G44.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Chronic tension-type headache
- Episodic tension headache
- Tension headache NOS
G44.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G44.2Spänningshuvudvärk
G44.2Tensjonshodepine
DG442Spændingshovedpine
G44.2Jännityspäänsärky
G44.2Spannungskopfschmerz
G44.2Céphalée dite de tension
G44.2spanningshoofdpijn
Listed through more specific codes:
- G44.201Tension-type headache, unspecified, intractable
- G44.209Tension-type headache, unspecified, not intractable
- G44.211Episodic tension-type headache, intractable
- G44.219Episodic tension-type headache, not intractable
- G44.221Chronic tension-type headache, intractable
- G44.229Chronic tension-type headache, not intractable
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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