R62.52
R62.52: Short stature (child)
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R62.52 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for short stature (child). It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R62.52 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- short stature due to endocrine disorder (E34.3-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Lack of growth
- Physical retardation
- Short stature NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R62.52
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on R62.5: Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
Other codes that can never be billed with R62.52
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- E34.3Short stature due to endocrine disorder
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Lack of›growth
- Retardation›physical(child)
- Short, shortening, shortness›stature NEC(child) (hereditary) (idiopathic)
- Lack of›development›short stature
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.