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# G43.119 Migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Note

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

### Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

-   chronic migraine with aura (G43.E-)
-   persistent migraine aura (G43.5-, G43.6-)
-   lower half migraine (G44.00)

### Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

-   headache NOS ([R51.9](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r51.9/))
-   headache syndromes (G44.-)

### Use additional code

Add a second code for the following, when documented.

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

### Code also

A second code may be needed. Sequencing depends on the encounter.

-   any associated seizure (G40.-, R56.9)

## Related codes

-   [`G43.019` Migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.019/)
-   [`G43.101` Migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.101/)
-   [`G43.109` Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.109/)
-   [`G43.111` Migraine with aura, intractable, with status migrainosus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.111/)
-   [`G43.401` Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, with status migrainosus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.401/)
-   [`G43.409` Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.409/)
-   [`G43.411` Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, with status migrainosus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.411/)
-   [`G43.419` Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.419/)

## Common questions

### Is G43.119 a billable code?

Yes. G43.119 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

G43 Migraine

Chapter

Diseases of the nervous system

Billable

Yes

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