G43.1

Migraine with aura

Non-billable header

G43.1 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • 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

Includes (from G43)

  • Note: the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from G43)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from G43)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from G43)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from G43)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from G43)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from G43)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from G43)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from G43)
  • headache NOS (R51.9) (from G43)
  • headache syndromes (G44.-) (from G43)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) (from G43)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

Also known as

  • 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

Parent code

  • G43MigraineHeader

More specific codes G43.1

  • G43.10Migraine with aura, not intractableHeader
  • G43.11Migraine with aura, intractableHeader

Related codes

  • G43.0Migraine without auraHeader
  • G43.4Hemiplegic migraineHeader
  • G43.5Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarctionHeader
  • G43.6Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarctionHeader
  • G43.7Chronic migraine without auraHeader
  • G43.ACyclical vomitingHeader
  • G43.BOphthalmoplegic migraineHeader
  • G43.CPeriodic headache syndromes in child or adultHeader
  • G43.DAbdominal migraineHeader
  • G43.8Other migraineHeader
  • G43.9Migraine, unspecifiedHeader
  • G43.EChronic migraine with auraHeader

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