E34.3Non-billable
Short stature due to endocrine disorder
Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
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11 items
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- •achondroplastic short stature (Q77.4)
- •hypochondroplastic short stature (Q77.4)
- •nutritional short stature (E45)
- •pituitary short stature (E23.0)
- •progeria (E34.8)
- •renal short stature (N25.0)
- •Russell-Silver syndrome (Q87.19)
- •short-limbed stature with immunodeficiency (D82.2)
- •short stature (child) (R62.52)
- •short stature in specific dysmorphic syndromes - code to syndrome - see Alphabetical Index
- •short stature NOS (R62.52)
Coding Guidance
E34.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for growth hormone deficiency
growth hormone deficiency
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Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
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2 items
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From E00-E89:
- •transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Notes
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Notes
From E00-E89:
- •All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.