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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E34.3

Short stature due to endocrine disorder

ICD-10-CM Code:
E34.3
ICD-10 Code for:
Short stature due to endocrine disorder
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Chronic
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Code Classification

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
    (E00–E89)
    • Disorders of other endocrine glands
      (E20-E35)
      • Other endocrine disorders
        (E34)

E34.3 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of short stature due to endocrine disorder. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Short stature due to endocrine disorder

Non-specific codes like E34.3 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for short stature due to endocrine disorder:

  • Use E34.30 for Short stature due to endocrine disorder, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use E34.31 for Constitutional short stature - BILLABLE CODE

  • E34.32 for Genetic causes of short stature - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use E34.321 for Primary insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) deficiency - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use E34.322 for Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) resistance - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use E34.328 for Other genetic causes of short stature - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use E34.329 for Unspecified genetic causes of short stature - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use E34.39 for Other short stature due to endocrine disorder - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Classification

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • 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

Convert E34.3 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 259.4 - Dwarfism NEC

Patient Education


Growth Disorders

Does your child seem much shorter - or much taller - than other kids his or her age? It could be normal. Some children may be small for their age but still be developing normally. Some children are short or tall because their parents are.

But some children have growth disorders. Growth disorders are problems that prevent children from developing normal height, weight, sexual maturity or other features.

Very slow or very fast growth can sometimes signal a gland problem or disease.

The pituitary gland makes growth hormone, which stimulates the growth of bone and other tissues. Children who have too little of it may be very short. Treatment with growth hormone can stimulate growth.

People can also have too much growth hormone. Usually the cause is a pituitary gland tumor, which is not cancer. Too much growth hormone can cause gigantism in children, where their bones and their body grow too much. In adults, it can cause acromegaly, which makes the hands, feet and face larger than normal. Possible treatments include surgery to remove the tumor, medicines, and radiation therapy.


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Laron syndrome

Laron syndrome is a rare form of short stature that results from the body's inability to use growth hormone, a substance produced by the brain's pituitary gland that helps promote growth. Affected individuals are close to normal size at birth, but they experience slow growth from early childhood that results in very short stature. If the condition is not treated, adult males typically reach a maximum height of about 4.5 feet; adult females may be just over 4 feet tall.

Other features of untreated Laron syndrome include reduced muscle strength and endurance, low blood glucose levels (hypoglycemia) in infancy, small genitals and delayed puberty, hair that is thin and fragile, and dental abnormalities. Many affected individuals have a distinctive facial appearance, including a protruding forehead, a sunken bridge of the nose (saddle nose), and a blue tint to the whites of the eyes (blue sclerae). Affected individuals have short limbs compared to the size of their torso, as well as small hands and feet. Adults with this condition tend to develop obesity. However, the signs and symptoms of Laron syndrome vary, even among affected members of the same family.

Studies suggest that people with Laron syndrome have a significantly reduced risk of cancer and type 2 diabetes. Affected individuals appear to develop these common diseases much less frequently than their unaffected relatives, despite having obesity (a risk factor for both cancer and type 2 diabetes). However, people with Laron syndrome do not seem to have an increased lifespan compared with their unaffected relatives.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:

  • The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
  • The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.