The patient was seen for complaints of persistent cluster headaches and blurring vision. As part of the workup, a lumbar puncture was performed, the pressure of the spinal fluid was measured, and some fluid was removed for analysis. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):

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G44.009 is the ICD-10-CM code for Cluster headache syndrome, unspecified, not intractable, which matches the description of the patient's condition as no specifics about the headaches being intractable were provided. 62270 is the CPT code for a diagnostic lumbar puncture, which was performed as described.

The Patient Was Seen for Complaints of Persistent Cluster Headaches