Current
G43 — Migraine
Part of Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system , block Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47) .
Official Notes
Note
the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled
Use Additional Code
code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Excludes1
lower half migraine ( G44.00 )
Excludes2
headache NOS ( R51.9 )
Excludes2
headache syndromes ( G44 .-)
Child Codes
- G43.0 Migraine without aura Has subcodes
- G43.1 Migraine with aura Has subcodes
- G43.4 Hemiplegic migraine Has subcodes
- G43.5 Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction Has subcodes
- G43.6 Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction Has subcodes
- G43.7 Chronic migraine without aura Has subcodes
- G43.A Cyclical vomiting Has subcodes
- G43.B Ophthalmoplegic migraine Has subcodes
- G43.C Periodic headache syndromes in child or adult Has subcodes
- G43.D Abdominal migraine Has subcodes
- G43.8 Other migraine Has subcodes
- G43.9 Migraine, unspecified Has subcodes
- G43.E Chronic migraine with aura Has subcodes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite G43.
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