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# G43.501 Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable, with status…

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

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable, with 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.

-   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)

## Related codes

-   [`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/)
-   [`G43.509` Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status… ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.509/)
-   [`G43.511` Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, intractable, with status migrainosus ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.511/)
-   [`G43.519` Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, intractable, without status… ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.519/)
-   [`G43.601` Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, not intractable, with status… ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/g43.601/)

## Common questions

### Is G43.501 a billable code?

Yes. G43.501 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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