ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G43.50
Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable
Diseases of the nervous system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- G43.50
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G43 — Migraine
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G43.50 is a category (header) for persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in G43
- G43Migraine
- G43.0Migraine without aura
- G43.00Migraine without aura, not intractable
- G43.001Migraine without aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus
- G43.009Migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus
- G43.01Migraine without aura, intractable
- G43.011Migraine without aura, intractable, with status migrainosus
- G43.019Migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus
- G43.1Migraine with aura
- G43.10Migraine with aura, not intractable
- G43.101Migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus
- G43.109Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus
- G43.11Migraine with aura, intractable
- G43.111Migraine with aura, intractable, with status migrainosus
- G43.119Migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus
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