ICD-10 Code for Migraine
Also indexed as (idiopathic)
The ICD-10-CM code for migraine is G43.909 — Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, without status migrainosus. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for migraine with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
G43.909 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which migraine code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 44 codes under Migraine. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| with refractory migraine | G43.919 | Migraine, unspecified, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| with aura | G43.109 | Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| abdominal | G43.D0 | Abdominal migraine, not intractable | |
| complicated | G43.109 | Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| hemiplegic | G43.409 | Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| intractable | G43.919 | Migraine, unspecified, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| menstrual | G43.829 | Menstrual migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable | G43.909 | Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| ophthalmoplegic | G43.B0 | Ophthalmoplegic migraine, not intractable | |
| specified NEC | G43.809 | Other migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without aura | G43.009 | Migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without refractory migraine | G43.909 | Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, without status migrainosus |
Migraine with refractory migraine
Migraine with aura
| with refractory migraine | G43.119 | Migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic | G43.E09 | Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| intractable | G43.119 | Migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable | G43.109 | Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent | G43.509 | Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without mention of refractory migraine | G43.109 | Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| with refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.111 | Migraine with aura, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| with refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.119 | Migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › with refractory migraine | G43.E19 | Chronic migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › without refractory migraine | G43.E09 | Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.111 | Migraine with aura, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.119 | Migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.101 | Migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.109 | Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction | G43.609 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › without cerebral infarction | G43.509 | Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without mention of refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.101 | Migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| without mention of refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.109 | Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › with refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.E11 | Chronic migraine with aura, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| chronic › with refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.E19 | Chronic migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.E11 | Chronic migraine with aura, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| chronic › intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.E19 | Chronic migraine with aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › not intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.E01 | Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| chronic › not intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.E09 | Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › without refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.E01 | Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| chronic › without refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.E09 | Chronic migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › with refractory migraine | G43.619 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › intractable | G43.619 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › not intractable | G43.609 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › without refractory migraine | G43.609 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › without cerebral infarction › with refractory migraine | G43.519 | Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › without cerebral infarction › intractable | G43.519 | Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › without cerebral infarction › not intractable | G43.509 | Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › without cerebral infarction › without refractory migraine | G43.509 | Persistent migraine aura without cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › with refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.611 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › with refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.619 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.611 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.619 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › not intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.601 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › not intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.609 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| persistent › with cerebral infarction › without refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.601 | Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction, not intractable, with status migrainosus |
Migraine abdominal
Migraine hemiplegic
| with refractory migraine | G43.419 | Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| intractable | G43.419 | Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable | G43.409 | Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without refractory migraine | G43.409 | Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| with refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.411 | Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| with refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.419 | Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.411 | Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.419 | Hemiplegic migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.401 | Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.409 | Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.401 | Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| without refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.409 | Hemiplegic migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus |
Migraine intractable
Migraine menstrual
| with refractory migraine | G43.839 | Menstrual migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| intractable | G43.839 | Menstrual migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable | G43.829 | Menstrual migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without refractory migraine | G43.829 | Menstrual migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| with refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.831 | Menstrual migraine, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| with refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.839 | Menstrual migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.831 | Menstrual migraine, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.839 | Menstrual migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.821 | Menstrual migraine, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.829 | Menstrual migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.821 | Menstrual migraine, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| without refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.829 | Menstrual migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus |
Migraine not intractable
Migraine ophthalmoplegic
Migraine specified NEC
| intractable | G43.819 | Other migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable | G43.809 | Other migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.811 | Other migraine, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.819 | Other migraine, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.801 | Other migraine, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.809 | Other migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus |
Migraine without aura
| with refractory migraine | G43.019 | Migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic | G43.709 | Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without mention of refractory migraine | G43.009 | Migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| with refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.011 | Migraine without aura, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| with refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.019 | Migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › with refractory migraine | G43.719 | Chronic migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › without refractory migraine | G43.709 | Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.011 | Migraine without aura, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.019 | Migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.001 | Migraine without aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| not intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.009 | Migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| without mention of refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.001 | Migraine without aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| without mention of refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.009 | Migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › with refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.711 | Chronic migraine without aura, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| chronic › with refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.719 | Chronic migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.711 | Chronic migraine without aura, intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| chronic › intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.719 | Chronic migraine without aura, intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › not intractable › with status migrainosus | G43.701 | Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| chronic › not intractable › without status migrainosus | G43.709 | Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus | |
| chronic › without refractory migraine › with status migrainosus | G43.701 | Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus | |
| chronic › without refractory migraine › without status migrainosus | G43.709 | Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources