G44.059

Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT), not intractable

Billable / specific

G44.059 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) NOS

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from G44)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from G44)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from G44)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from G44)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from G44)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from G44)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from G44)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from G44)
atypical facial pain (G50.1) (from G44)
headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1) (from G44)
migraines (G43.-) (from G44)
trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0) (from G44)

Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) NOS
Headache, neuralgiform, short lasting unilateral, with conjunctival injection and tearing
Headache, neuralgiform, short lasting unilateral, with conjunctival injection and tearing, not intractable
Headache, short lasting unilateral neuralgiform, with conjunctival injection and tearing
Headache, short lasting unilateral neuralgiform, with conjunctival injection and tearing, not intractable
SUNCT
SUNCT, not intractable

G44.05Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT)Header

G44.051Short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT), intractableBillable