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R51 Non-Billable Code

Headache

Effective From: 10/01/2016
Effective To: 09/30/2020
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This Code Has Been Retired

Code R51 is no longer valid for claims submission as of 09/30/2020.

Chapter Classification

Chapter 18 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Section Detail

R50-R69 General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes2
  • atypical face pain (G50.1)
  • migraine and other headache syndromes (G43-G44)
  • trigeminal neuralgia (G50.0)

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • R51.0 - Headache with orthostatic component, not elsewhere classified Billable
  • R51.9 - Headache, unspecified Billable

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