Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Check Synonyms to Find Migraine With Prodrome
Question: During a level-three office evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient, the provider diagnosed the patient with “migraine w/prodrome, no status migrainosus.” What is migraine with prodrome, and how do I code this encounter? AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: The term “prodrome” could throw you, but it is merely a synonym for aura. So on your claim, you should append G43.101 (Migraine with aura, not intractable, with status migrainosus) to 99203 (Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and low level of medical decision making. When using time for code selection, 30-44 minutes of total time is spent on the date of the encounter.) for this claim. “Migraine with aura” is a relatively new name for the less common type of migraine headache. Aura refers to feelings and symptoms you notice shortly before the headache begins. Symptoms of aura might include: Head’s up: Prodrome isn’t the only synonym for aura. You’ll want to look at migraine with aura ICD-10 codes if you see any of the following terms in the provider’s notes:
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Check Synonyms to Find Migraine With Prodrome
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