Chapter 6

G00–G99: Diseases of the Nervous System

Diseases of the Nervous System diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Internal Codes
  • G43.B0

    Ophthalmoplegic migraine, not intractable

  • G43.B1

    Ophthalmoplegic migraine, intractable

  • G43.C

    Periodic headache syndromes in child or adult

  • G43.C0

    Periodic headache syndromes in child or adult, not intractable

  • G43.C1

    Periodic headache syndromes in child or adult, intractable

  • G43.D

    Abdominal migraine

  • G43.D0

    Abdominal migraine, not intractable

  • G43.D1

    Abdominal migraine, intractable

  • G43.E

    Chronic migraine with aura

  • G43.E0

    Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable

  • G43.E01

    Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus

  • G43.E09

    Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus

  • G43.E1

    Chronic migraine with aura, intractable

  • G43.E11

    Chronic migraine with aura, intractable, with status migrainosus

  • G43.E19

    Chronic migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus

  • G44

    Other headache syndromes

  • G44.0

    Cluster headaches and other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC)

  • G44.00

    Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified

  • G44.001

    Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified, intractable

  • G44.009

    Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified, not intractable

  • G44.01

    Episodic cluster headache

  • G44.011

    Episodic cluster headache, intractable

  • G44.019

    Episodic cluster headache, not intractable

  • G44.02

    Chronic cluster headache

  • G44.021

    Chronic cluster headache, intractable

  • G44.029

    Chronic cluster headache, not intractable

  • G44.03

    Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania

  • G44.031

    Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania, intractable

  • G44.039

    Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania, not intractable

  • G44.04

    Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania

  • G44.041

    Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, intractable

  • G44.049

    Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, not intractable

  • G44.05

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

  • G44.051

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

  • G44.059

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

  • G44.09

    Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC)

  • G44.091

    Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC), intractable

  • G44.099

    Other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC), not intractable

  • G44.1

    Vascular headache, not elsewhere classified

  • G44.2

    Tension-type headache

  • G44.20

    Tension-type headache, unspecified

  • G44.201

    Tension-type headache, unspecified, intractable

  • G44.209

    Tension-type headache, unspecified, not intractable

  • G44.21

    Episodic tension-type headache

  • G44.211

    Episodic tension-type headache, intractable

  • G44.219

    Episodic tension-type headache, not intractable

  • G44.22

    Chronic tension-type headache

  • G44.221

    Chronic tension-type headache, intractable

  • G44.229

    Chronic tension-type headache, not intractable

  • G44.3

    Post-traumatic headache

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