2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R62.52Short stature (child)

ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R50-R69›R62

ICD-10-CM R62.52
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

R62.52 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for short stature (child). It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 640 through 641. As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other general signs and symptoms.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
R62.52
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Short stature (child)
Short Description
Short stature (child)
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
R62.5
Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

Code Classification

ChapterR00–R99Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
SectionR50-R69General symptoms and signs
CategoryR62Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults
This CodeR62.52Short stature (child)

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Abnormal blue sclerae
  • Abnormally short fourth metatarsal
  • Advanced bone age
  • Asymmetric short stature
  • Below expected growth rate
  • Bilateral congenital dislocation of hip
  • Blue nevus of skin
  • Body height below reference range
  • Bone age finding
  • Brachymesophalangia
  • Brachymetatarsia
  • Brachymetatarsia of fourth metatarsal
  • Childhood onset disproportionate short limb short stature
  • Childhood onset disproportionate short trunk short stature
  • Cognitive impairment, coarse facies, heart defects, obesity, pulmonary involvement, short stature, skeletal dysplasia syndrome
  • Congenital anomaly of sclera
  • Congenital atresia of external auditory canal
  • Congenital atresia of external ear
  • Congenital atrophy of optic nerve
  • Congenital dermal melanocytosis
  • Congenital dislocation of left hip
  • Congenital dislocation of right hip
  • Congenital dysplasia of nail unit
  • Congenital hypotrichia
  • Craniofacial dysplasia, short stature, ectodermal anomalies, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Delayed bone age
  • Disproportionate short limb short stature
  • Disproportionate short stature
  • Disproportionate short trunk short stature
  • Ear, patella, short stature syndrome
  • Facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, short stature syndrome
  • Familial short stature
  • Genetic anomaly of leukocyte
  • Genetic syndromic childhood obesity
  • Growth retardation
  • Has not grown in height
  • Hip pathological dislocation
  • Hypertelorism
  • Hypomyelination of central nervous system structure
  • Hypoplasia of distal phalanx of hand
  • Idiopathic short stature
  • Infantile and/or juvenile cataract
  • Infantile onset disproportionate short limb short stature
  • Infantile onset disproportionate short trunk short stature
  • Inherited disorder of folate metabolism
  • Intellectual disability, cardiac anomalies, short stature, joint laxity syndrome
  • Intellectual disability, muscle weakness, short stature, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Intellectual disability, myopathy, short stature, endocrine defect syndrome
  • Intellectual disability, short stature, hypertelorism syndrome
  • Juvenile cataract
  • Lethal congenital disproportionate short limbed short stature
  • Lethal congenital disproportionate short trunk short stature
  • Livedo reticularis
  • Lysine demethylase 3B-related intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism, short stature syndrome
  • Microcephalic cortical malformations, short stature due to RTTN deficiency
  • Microcephaly, short stature, intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • MTHFS-related developmental delay, microcephaly, short stature, epilepsy syndrome
  • Multiple malformation syndrome, moderate short stature, facial
  • Neonatal onset disproportionate short limb short stature
  • Neonatal onset disproportionate short trunk short stature
  • Oral-facial-digital syndrome with short stature and brachymesophalangia
  • Pathological dislocation of bilateral hips
  • Pathological dislocation of left hip
  • Pathological dislocation of right hip
  • Pelger-Huët anomaly
  • Pelger-Huët cell
  • Pentose disorder
  • Photosensitivity with ichthyosis, brittle hair, impaired intelligence, decreased fertility and short stature syndrome
  • Progressive spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, short stature, short fourth metatarsals, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Proportionate short stature
  • Psychosocial short stature
  • Rachitic dwarf
  • Retardation of physical development
  • Retinitis pigmentosa, hearing loss, premature aging, short stature, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Retinitis pigmentosa, juvenile cataract, short stature, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Severe growth deficiency, strabismus, extensive dermal melanocytosis, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Severe intellectual disability, short stature, behavioral abnormalities, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Severe myopia, generalized joint laxity, short stature syndrome
  • Short stature
  • Short stature associated with bone marrow transplant
  • Short stature disorder
  • Short stature disorder due to osteosclerosis
  • Short stature due to radiation therapy
  • Short stature for age
  • Short stature with valvular heart disease and characteristic facies syndrome
  • Short stature, advanced bone age, early-onset osteoarthritis syndrome
  • Short stature, auditory canal atresia, mandibular hypoplasia, skeletal anomalies syndrome
  • Short stature, brachydactyly, obesity, global developmental delay syndrome
  • Short stature, developmental delay, congenital heart defect syndrome
  • Short stature, onychodysplasia, facial dysmorphism, hypotrichosis syndrome
  • Short stature, optic nerve atrophy, Pelger-Huët anomaly syndrome
  • Speech delay
  • Steel syndrome
  • Trichothiodystrophy
  • Wellesley Carman French syndrome
  • X-linked female restricted facial dysmorphism, short stature, choanal atresia, intellectual disability
  • X-linked intellectual disability, short stature, overweight syndrome

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to R62.52: its own notes plus those printed at R62.5, R62, and Chapter 18. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Applicable To

Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.

  • Lack of growth
  • Physical retardation
  • Short stature NOS

Excludes1

Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

On R62.52 itself
  • short stature due to endocrine disorder (E34.3-)
From R62.5 Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood applies to 4 codes
  • HIV disease resulting in failure to thrive (B20)
  • physical retardation due to malnutrition (E45)
From R62 Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults applies to 6 codes

Excludes2

Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.

From Chapter 18 (R00-R99) Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified applies to 774 codes
  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

Notes

General instructions on how these codes are used.

From Chapter 18 (R00-R99) Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified applies to 774 codes
  • This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
  • Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
  • The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
  • (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
  • (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
  • (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
  • (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
  • (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
  • (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.

Referenced in Other NotesGuidance

Instructional notes printed at other codes that name R62.52, its category, or a range that includes it.

Excludes1 2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming R62.52: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

  • E34.3 Short stature due to endocrine disorder
    short stature (child) (R62.52)
  • E34.3 Short stature due to endocrine disorder
    short stature NOS (R62.52)

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR SYM016
Other general signs and symptoms
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Clinical InformationClinical

  • Short Stature

    height greater than two standard deviations below the mean of the appropriate reference population for the age and sex of the individual.

Patient EducationClinical

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.

Read the full article at MedlinePlus

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Convert R62.52 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
783.43 Short stature
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About R62.52Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for short stature (child)?

The ICD-10-CM code for short stature (child) is R62.52 (sometimes written as R6252). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is R62.52 a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report short stature (child) on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does R62.52 group to?

When short stature (child) is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 641, 640, with relative weights from 0.7864 to 1.3392 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.

Can R62.52 be a principal diagnosis?

Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the short stature (child) is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.

Can R62.52 be reported with a code from E34.3?

Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note on R62.52 lists "short stature due to endocrine disorder (E34.3-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).