E34.329
Unspecified genetic causes of short stature
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 3 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 15 never code together
E34.3code
Excludes1
- achondroplastic short stature (Q77.4)Q77.4
- hypochondroplastic short stature (Q77.4)Q77.4
- nutritional short stature (E45)E45
- pituitary short stature (E23.0)E23.0
- progeria (E34.8)E34.8
- renal short stature (N25.0)N25.0
- Russell-Silver syndrome (Q87.19)Q87.19
- short-limbed stature with immunodeficiency (D82.2)D82.2
- short stature (child) (R62.52)R62.52
- short stature in specific dysmorphic syndromes - code to syndrome - see Alphabetical Index
- short stature NOS (R62.52)R62.52
E00-E89chapter
Excludes1
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)P70-P74
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Instructional notes 1
E00-E89chapter
Notes
- 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.E05.8E07.0E16-E31E34.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 3 same parent — E34.32
Additional references
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