Migraine, unspecified, not intractable

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

G43.901 Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, with status migrainosus
G43.909 Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, without status migrainosus

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Migraine, unspecified, not intractable
FY2010 Removed from the draft draft
FY2012 Returned to the draft draft

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from G43 Migraine

Excludes1 - never coded here

lower half migraine (G44.00)

Excludes2 - not included here

headache NOS (R51.9)
headache syndromes (G44.-)

Use additional code

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

Note

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
G43.91	Migraine, unspecified, intractable	Not billable