ICD-10 Code: R51 – Headache
ICD-Code R51 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Headaches. Its corresponding ICD-9 code is 784.0
Billable: Yes
ICD-9 Code Transition: 784.0
Code R51 is the diagnosis code used for Headache. It is the most common form of pain. It is pain in various parts of the head, not confined to the area of distribution of any nerve.
Other Synonyms Include:
- Headache, chronic daily
- Headache, mixed
- Headache, occipital
- Headache, sinus
- Occipital headache
- Pain in face
- Sinus headache
- Sinus pain
- Cervicogenic headache
- Chronic facial pain
- Chronic mixed headache syndrome
- Chronic pain in face
- Craniofacial pain
- Daily headache
- Facial pain
- Facial pain, chronic
- Headache, cervicogenic (from the neck)
General ICD-10 Information
ICD (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health problems) is now on its 10th revision. ICD-10 codes are the byproduct of that revision. This medical classification list is generated by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is used to help healthcare providers identify and code health conditions.
ICD-10 is required for use by physicians and healthcare providers under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and will replace all ICD-9 code sets.
Many more new diagnoses can be tracked using ICD-10 than with ICD-9. Some expanded code sets, like ICD-10-CM, have over 70,000 codes.
