G44.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified headache syndromes. 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
G44.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G44.8Annet spesifisert hodepinesyndrom
DG448Andet hovedpinesyndrom
G44.8Muu päänsärkyoireyhtymä
G44.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Kopfschmerzsyndrome
G44.8Autres syndromes précisés d'algies céphaliques
G44.8overige gespecificeerde hoofdpijnsyndromen
Listed through more specific codes:
- G44.81Hypnic headache
- G44.82Headache associated with sexual activity
- G44.83Primary cough headache
- G44.84Primary exertional headache
- G44.85Primary stabbing headache
- G44.86Cervicogenic headache
- G44.89Other headache syndrome
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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