ICD-10-CM E34.3: Short stature due to endocrine disorder

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for E34.3

Short stature due to endocrine disorder

Coding Notes & Guidelines for E34.3

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • 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)
Inclusion Terms

Constitutional delay of growth, puberty, or maturation

Inclusion Terms
  • Acid-labile subunit gene (IGFALS) defect
  • Growth hormone gene 1 (GH1) defect with growth hormone neutralizing antibodies
  • Growth hormone insensitivity syndrome (GHIS)
  • Insulin-like growth factor 1 gene (IGF1) defect
  • Laron type short stature
  • Severe primary insulin-like growth factor-1 deficiency (SPIGFD)
  • Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B gene (STAT5b) defect
Inclusion Terms
  • Genetic syndrome with resistance to insulin-like growth factor-1
  • Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) defect
  • Post-insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor signaling defect
Inclusion Terms
  • Short stature due to ACAN gene variant
  • Short stature due to aggrecan deficiency
  • Short stature due to NPR-2 gene variant

Parent Code (Less Specific):

E34 - Other endocrine disorders

About ICD-10-CM Code E34.3 (Short stature due to endocrine disorder)

ICD-10-CM code E34.3 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM E34.3 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about E34.3 - Short stature due to endocrine disorder. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Short stature due to endocrine disorder.