G43.E

G43.E: Chronic migraine with aura

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

G43.E is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for chronic migraine with aura. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

migraine with aura (G43.1-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above G43.E

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on G43: Migraine

lower half migraine (G44.00)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G43.E

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on G43: Migraine

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

Other codes that can never be billed with G43.E

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

G43.1Migraine with aura

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead G43.E

2 child codes. Green means billable.