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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for Migraine Without Aura

ICD-10 Coding for Migraine Without Aura

G43.009
G43.709

Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for migraine without aura includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.

Also Known as:
Common Migraine
Migraine Headache
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Key Information: ICD-10 Coding for Migraine Without Aura

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Migraine Without Aura

Use ICD-10 code G43.009 for migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.

Primary ICD-10-CM Codes

Migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus

Billable Code
G43.009
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • ≥5 attacks
  • • Headache lasting 4-72 hours
  • • Unilateral, pulsating pain
  • • Nausea or photophobia
documentation:
  • • Detailed symptom description and treatment response

Applicable To

  • • Episodic migraine without aura

Important Notes

  • • Ensure documentation specifies frequency and duration to differentiate between episodic and chronic migraines.

Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable

Billable Code
G43.709
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • ≥15 headache days/month
  • • ≥8 migraine days/month
  • • Duration over 3 months

Applicable To

  • • Chronic migraine without aura
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

R51.9

Headache, unspecified

Use when headache characteristics do not meet migraine criteria.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for migraine without aura?

The ICD-10 code for migraine without aura is G43.009 for episodic cases and G43.709 for chronic cases.

How do you code chronic migraine without aura?

Chronic migraine without aura is coded as G43.709, requiring documentation of 15 or more headache days per month for over three months.

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