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 headaches, unspecified, not intractable, which matches the patient's complaint. 62270 is the CPT code for a diagnostic lumbar puncture, which was performed as part of the workup.

The Patient Was Seen for Complaints of Persistent Cluster Headaches