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Get to Know ‘Aura’ Specifics

Published on Mon Sep 21, 2020

Question: We saw a patient for a migraine recently and she was seeing flashes during it. Does this count as an “aura” in terms of ICD-10 coding? New Hampshire Subscriber Answer: When a patient experiences aura with migraine, you can report G43.1- (Migraine with aura) if the patient is experiencing specific nervous system symptoms that occur or begin approximately five [...]
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