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tension headache

Medical Definition

A type of headache that last hours with continuous pain of mild or moderate intensity, bilateral location, a pressing/tightening (non-pulsating) quality and that is not aggravated by routine physical activity such as walking or climbing stairs. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199]

Wikipedia Summary

Tension headache, stress headache, or tension-type headache (TTH), is the most common type of primary headache. The pain usually radiates from the lower back of the head, the neck, the eyes, or other muscle groups in the body typically affecting both sides of the head...
Related Codes (8)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
G44.2Tension-type headache
G44.20Tension-type headache, unspecified
G44.201Tension-type headache, unspecified, intractable
G44.209Tension-type headache, unspecified, not intractable
G44.211Episodic tension-type headache, intractable
G44.22Chronic tension-type headache
G44.221Chronic tension-type headache, intractable
G44.229Chronic tension-type headache, not intractable

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