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E34.3 Short stature, not elsewhere classified

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E34.3 is the ICD-10 code for Short stature, not elsewhere classified. It is a four-character subcategory of E34 (Other endocrine disorders), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block E20–E35 (Disorders of other endocrine glands) in Chapter IV, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
IV · E00–E90
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What E34.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Short stature:
    • NOS
    • constitutional
    • Laron-type
    • psychosocial

What E34.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • progeria E34.8
  • Russell-Silver syndrome Q87.1
  • short-limbed stature with immunodeficiency D82.2
  • short stature:
    • achondroplastic Q77.4
    • hypochondroplastic Q77.4
    • in specific dysmorphic syndromes - code to syndrome - see Alphabetical Index
    • nutritional E45
    • pituitary E23.0
    • renal N25.0

E34.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

E34.3Kortvuxenhet som ej klassificeras på annan plats

  • E34.3AKortvuxenhet, konstitutionell
  • E34.3BKortvuxenhet, psykosocialt betingad
  • E34.3CKortvuxenhet, Laron-typ
  • E34.3DKortvuxenhet efter intrauterin tillväxthämning (SGA) och/eller underburenhet
  • E34.3XKortvuxenhet UNS
NorwayICD-10-NO

E34.3Kortvoksthet ikke klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DE343Lille højde IKA

  • DE343ADværgvækst af Laron-type
  • DE343BKonstitutionel dværgvækst
  • DE343CNanismus psychosocialis
FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • E34.30Rakenteellinen lyhytkasvuisuus
  • E34.31Ennen syntymää alkanut lyhytkasvuisuus
  • E34.35Poikkeava kasvun hidastuminen
  • E34.39Muualla luokittamaton lyhytkasvuisuus
GermanyICD-10-GM

E34.3Kleinwuchs, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

E34.3Insuffisance staturale, non classée ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

E34.3kleine gestalte, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • E34.30Short stature due to endocrine disorder, unspecified
  • E34.31Constitutional short stature
  • E34.39Other short stature due to endocrine disorder

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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