ICD-10-CM Code for Migraine with aura G43.1

ICD-10 code G43.1 for Migraine with aura is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

Official Long Descriptor

Migraine with aura

Basilar migraine
Classical migraine
Migraine equivalents
Migraine preceded or accompanied by transient focal neurological phenomena
Migraine triggered seizures
Migraine with acute-onset aura
Migraine with aura without headache (migraine equivalents)
Migraine with prolonged aura
Migraine with typical aura
Retinal migraine

Code also any associated seizure (G40.-, R56.9)

Excludes1: chronic migraine with aura (G43.E-)
persistent migraine aura (G43.5-, G43.6-)

G43

Excludes1: headache NOS (R51.9)
lower half migraine (G44.00)

Excludes2: headache syndromes (G44.-)

Use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

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Missing/incomplete/invalid other diagnosis denial?

[QUOTE="mtsoldevila, post: 509332, member: 643514"] I work for an Infectious disease doctor and this patient was seen IP. Coded in this same order: R50.81,Z34.82,G43.901. It was denied for missing/inc... [ Read More ]

Missing/incomplete/invalid other diagnosis denial?

I work for an Infectious disease doctor and this patient was seen IP. Coded in this same order: R50.81,Z34.82,G43.901. It was denied for missing/incomplete/invalid other diagnosis. All I can think is ... [ Read More ]

Chronic migraine

I would agree with you - unless it is specified as with or without aura, you can't get to the chronic migraine codes via the alphabetic index. If it's just documented as 'chronic migraine' with no ad... [ Read More ]

Capital Blue Cross denials for Invalid DX codes

Has anyone experience denials from Cap BC for stating "to consider this service, please submit with a valid dx code" for codes that are active and billable. For example, Office Visit codes/ E&Ms are ... [ Read More ]

SpenoCath

My physician has started performing SpenoCath in the office. We billed the following codes and I just want to make sure the information that I was given is accurate for the coding. 99213-25 64505x2 ... [ Read More ]

What order should these codes be in. help

Is the patient being seen at this encounter for the rhinitis or the migraines? The first listed diagnosis code is the reason for the encounter/visit shown in the medical record to be chiefly responsi... [ Read More ]

Migraine codes in ICD10

I'm using G43.10_ since it includes migraine with aura NOS. Anybody else using something different?... [ Read More ]

Migraine codes in ICD10

One of my providers is questioning which migraine code to use for Chronic Migraine with Aura....there are codes for Chronic migraine without aura (G43.7--), which is obviously wrong, and then Migraine... [ Read More ]

Dsm5/icd10

[b]Dsm-5/icd-10[/b] So....Our vendor just rolled our module for DSM-5 and ICD-10. Very furstrated because the vendor has the DSM-5 but they are mapping the DSM-5 to ICD-10. With no option to change t... [ Read More ]

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