E34.3 — Short stature due to endocrine disorder
Is E34.3 billable?
No — E34.3 is a non-billable header code. E34.3 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 7 billable codes beneath E34.3.
Billable codes under this header
- E34.30Short stature due to endocrine disorder, unspecified
- E34.31Constitutional short stature
- E34.39Other short stature due to endocrine disorder
- E34.321Primary insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) deficiency
- E34.322Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) resistance
- E34.328Other genetic causes of short stature
- E34.329Unspecified genetic causes of short stature
E34.3 at a glance
| Code | E34.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Short stature due to endocrine disorder |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with E34.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- 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)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 4
The conditions below can never be reported together with E34.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from E20-E35
The conditions below can never be reported together with E34.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from E34
The conditions below can never be reported together with E34.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- pseudohypoparathyroidism (E20.1)
What codes fall under E34.3? (4)
How long has E34.3 existed?
E34.3 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2023: E34.3 stopped being billable
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with E34.3?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with E34.3 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.