346.20 - variants of migraine, not elsewhere classified, without mention of intractable migraine without mention of status migrainosus | ICD-10-CM.
Migraine variant (or migraine equivalent) is the term applied to a migraine that exhibits itself in a form other than head pain. Such conditions are less recognized, less common, and less well understood than the typical migraines (both without and with aura) that usually affect children and young adults.
Other migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus G43. 809 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM G43. 809 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Migraine with aura, not109 Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus.
Atypical migraines generally skip the aura phase. This phase would typically include flashes of light, blind spots, or tingling in the extremities. Instead of aura signaling the start of a migraine, an atypical migraine abruptly begins with headache pain. Researchers have yet to determine how many people are affected.
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An intractable migraine causes severe pain that extends beyond 72 hours and usually requires a hospital visit for treatment. Comparatively, a not intractable migraine typically lasts up to 72 hours and can be treated with migraine medications.
Status migrainosus, or intractable migraine, is a persistent, debilitating migraine without aura that significantly affects a person's ability to function. Even when affected individuals take steps to control triggers and make deliberate lifestyle changes, it still has a major impact on their quality of life.
The terms refractory headache and intractable headache have been used interchangeably to describe persistent headache that is difficult to treat or fails to respond to standard and/or aggressive treatment modalities.
ICD-10 code G43. 709 for Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .
Code R51 is the diagnosis code used for Headache. It is the most common form of pain.
Ophthalmoplegic migraine is entirely distinct from migraine with visual aura, in which patients experience transient visual phenomena before, during, or after the onset of migrainous headache.