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Can You Code a Retinal Migraine?

Published on Wed Oct 20, 2021

Question: Notes indicate that the provider treated a patient with a “retinal migraine.” I’ve never come across this term, and I haven’t been able to track it down in my ICD-10 manual either. Can you help with a diagnosis code? Colorado Subscriber Answer: You’ve probably heard of retinal migraine by its more familiar name, migraine with aura. As far as [...]
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