Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 339
Other headache syndromes
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 6 ICD-9-CM codes below 339 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • A primary headache disorder that is characterized by severe, strictly unilateral pain which is orbital, supraorbital, temporal or in any combination of these sites, lasting 15-180 min. Occurring 1 to 8 times a day. The attacks are associated with one or more of the following, all of which are ipsilateral: conjunctival injection, lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, facial sweating, eyelid edema, and miosis. (international classification of headache disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)
339 Excludes
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