Migraine
Migraine is more than a headache. Attacks can disrupt vision, thinking, sleep, work, caregiving, and ordinary activity even when no illness is visible to others. This five-year model separates routine care from optional escalation and urgent care.
Validation status
Overall: Lived-experience reviewed; clinical and economic review pending. Validation status describes review of the model and is separate from the evidence-confidence rating shown with each estimate.
- Model version
- v1.0
- Lived-experience review
- Lived-experience review completed
- Patient-review contributions
- 3
- Reviewer recruitment
- Volunteers sourced from social media (Facebook and LinkedIn).
- Reviewer compensation
- Unpaid volunteers.
- Clinical review
- Clinical review not documented
- Health-economic review
- Health-economic review not documented
- Usability testing
- Usability testing not documented
- Last review date
- 2026-09-01
- Next planned review
- 2027-09-01
Patient review assessed the journey's relevance and lived-experience representation. It did not validate clinical probabilities or cost calculations.
After the framework was revised using the initial survey findings, patient reviewers living with this condition reviewed the condition journey and their feedback was incorporated. Review dates are approximate to the month. Counts are patient-review contributions, not verified unique individuals.
View validation recordYour estimated share across the whole care timeline - not the full medical bill.
Cumulative modeled impact to you over five years
$2,255-$39,750
Your estimated healthcare out-of-pocket plus the costs beyond your medical bills. Total medical spending is intentionally left out of this number - most of it is paid by insurers or other payers, not by you.
Evaluation & Diagnosis
Months 0-3A history, neurologic exam, and headache diary establish the pattern; imaging is reserved for warning signs or an unusual exam.
Five-year total treatment: Initial five-year evaluation
You could pay
$60-$900
Your care may look different. These estimates represent common care patterns based on available public data - not a prediction of your care or a quote for your bill.