ICD10
ICD-10 Code E34.3: Short stature due to endocrine disorder
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 entries help standardize how diagnoses are organized for coding, reporting, analytics, and documentation. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents short stature due to endocrine disorder in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code may act more like a grouping or parent code, so a more specific child code may be used in final documentation when available.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
- This entry may represent a broader category rather than the most specific billable code.
Code hierarchy
chapter
4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
block
E20-E35Disorders of other endocrine glands
category
E34Other endocrine disorders
currentE34
Official coding notes
Excludes1 (do not code together)
- 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)
Where you may see this code
You may see this entry in coding references, medical records, or claims workflows when a broader diagnosis category is being reviewed before a more specific code is chosen.
Related specialists
EndocrinologistGeneral Physician
Related codes
Sibling codes
E34.0Carcinoid syndromeE34.1Other hypersecretion of intestinal hormonesbillableE34.2Ectopic hormone secretion, not elsewhere classifiedbillableE34.4Constitutional tall staturebillableE34.5Androgen insensitivity syndromeE34.8Other specified endocrine disordersbillableE34.9Endocrine disorder, unspecifiedbillable
Mapped diagnoses and classifications
SNOMED_CT 926323003high
Asymmetric short stature
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 17192009high
Autosomal recessive asexual dwarfism
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 926326006high
Childhood onset disproportionate short limb short stature
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 926327002high
Childhood onset disproportionate short trunk short stature
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 422065006high
Constitutional short stature
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 926324009high
Disproportionate short limb short stature
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
Coding guidelines
Compatibility
Legacy code aligns to an official FY 2026 category. Frontend should resolve to the official category page and surface the billable child codes.
Legacy codes
E34.3
Replacement codes
E34.30 — Short stature due to endocrine disorder, unspecifiedE34.31 — Constitutional short statureE34.39 — Other short stature due to endocrine disorder
Common synonyms
Short stature due to endocrine disorder
Frequently asked questions
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