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R62.52

Billable

Short stature (child)

Short stature (child)

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R50-R69

Parent Code

R62.5

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Lack of growth
  • Physical retardation
  • Short stature NOS

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Related Codes(3)
R62.50

Unsp lack of expected normal physiol dev in childhood

BillableR62.51

Failure to thrive (child)

BillableR62.59

Oth lack of expected normal physiol development in childhood

Billable
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(363)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Pelger-Huet cell
  • Retinitis pigmentosa, hearing loss, premature aging, short stature, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Lack of growth
  • FILS (facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, short stature) syndrome
  • Growth retardation
  • Stature short
  • Meier-Gorlin syndrome
  • Genetic leukocyte disorder
  • Lethal congenital STSS (short trunk short stature)
  • Congenital abnormality of sclera
  • Pathological dislocation of right hip
  • Microcephalic cortical malformations, short stature due to rotatin deficiency
  • Inherited disorder of folate metabolism
  • Small stature
  • MTHFS (methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase) related developmental delay, microcephaly, short stature, epilepsy syndrome
  • Orbital separation excessive
  • PIBIDS syndrome, photosensitivity with IBIDS
  • Brachymesophalangia
  • Congenital atresia of external auditory canal
  • Intellectual disability, muscle weakness, short stature, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Chudley Rozdilsky syndrome
  • Longitudinal deficiency of metatarsal bone
  • CMTC - Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
  • Retinitis pigmentosa, deafness, premature aging, short stature, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Cutis marmorata telangiectasia congenita
  • Intellectual disability, myopathy, short stature, endocrine defect syndrome
  • PSS - proportionate short stature
  • Cognitive impairment, coarse facies, heart defects, obesity, pulmonary involvement, short stature, skeletal dysplasia syndrome
  • Brachymetatarsia of 4th metatarsal
  • Retinal dystrophy, juvenile cataract, short stature syndrome
  • Retinitis pigmentosa, juvenile cataract, short stature, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Congenital atrophy of optic nerve
  • Congenital dislocation of left hip
  • SOFT (short stature, onychodysplasia, facial dysmorphism, hypotrichosis) syndrome
  • Van Lohuizen's syndrome
  • Blue nevus of skin
  • Speech delay
  • Short fourth metatarsal
  • Retinitis pigmentosa, deafness, premature ageing, short stature, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Has not grown in height
  • Brachymetatarsia of fourth metatarsal
  • CHOPS syndrome
  • Lethal congenital short trunk short stature
  • Transketolase deficiency disorder
  • Decreased body height
  • Oral-facial-digital syndrome with short stature and brachymesophalangia
  • Developmental delay, short stature, dysmorphic features, sparse hair syndrome
  • SOPH (short stature, optic nerve atrophy, Pelger-Huët anomaly) syndrome
  • Craniofacial dysplasia, short stature, ectodermal anomalies, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Pelger-Huet anomaly
  • Intellectual disability, short stature, hypertelorism syndrome
  • Proportionate short stature
  • Multiple malformation syndrome, moderate short stature, facial with or without genital features
  • Severe intellectual disability, short stature, behavioral abnormalities, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Cataract with aberrant oral frenula and growth delay syndrome
  • Lethal congenital short limb short stature
  • Rachitic dwarf
  • Severe growth deficiency, strabismus, extensive dermal melanocytosis, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Short stature, optic nerve atrophy, Pelger-Huët anomaly syndrome
  • Congenital dysplasia of nail unit
  • Eyes wide apart
  • Short stature, onychodysplasia, facial dysmorphism, hypotrichosis syndrome
  • Genetic anomaly of leukocyte
  • Genetic anomaly of leucocyte
  • Severe myopia, generalized joint laxity, short stature syndrome
  • Congenital hypotrichosis
  • Livedo reticularis
  • Intellectual disability, cardiac anomalies, short stature, joint laxity syndrome
  • Short stature:
  • Genetic leucocyte disorder
  • Juvenile cataract
  • Pathological dislocation of left hip
  • Pelger-Huët cell
  • OFD18 - oral-facial-digital syndrome type 18
  • Mongolian macula
  • Lysine demethylase 3B-related intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism, short stature syndrome
  • Hypotrichosis congenita
  • Decreased growth rate
  • Disproportionate short stature
  • Photosensitivity with ichthyosis, brittle hair, impaired intelligence, decreased fertility and short stature syndrome
  • Pentose disorder
  • Blue sclera
  • Pelger-Huët anomaly
  • Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
  • Below expected growth rate
  • DSS - disproportionate short stature
  • Loucks Innes syndrome
  • Congenital dislocation of right hip
  • Severe intellectual disability, short stature, behavioural abnormalities, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Short stature associated with bone marrow transplant
  • Stature below 3rd percentile
  • Delayed bone age
  • Short stature, developmental delay, congenital heart defect syndrome
  • Lethal congenital disproportionate short limbed short stature
  • Short stature NOS
  • Severe myopia, generalised joint laxity, short stature syndrome
  • Short stature, advanced bone age, early-onset osteoarthritis syndrome
  • Abnormally short fourth metatarsal
  • Bone age finding
  • Mongolian blue spot
  • Orbital hypertelorism
  • Suboptimal growth rate
  • Bilateral hip and radial head dislocations, short stature, scoliosis, carpal coalition, pes cavus, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Eyes widely set
  • X-linked intellectual disability, short stature, overweight syndrome
  • Hypoplasia of distal phalanx of hand
  • SS - Short stature
  • Short stature due to radiation therapy
  • X-linked facial dysmorphism, short stature, choanal atresia, intellectual disability syndrome limited to females
  • Retardation of physical development
  • Height static
  • Short stature disorder
  • Congenital hypotrichia
  • X-linked female restricted facial dysmorphism, short stature, choanal atresia, intellectual disability
  • Trichothiodystrophy
  • Short stature of childhood
  • Body height below reference range
  • Hypertelorism
  • Height less than 3rd percentile
  • Retarded bone age
  • Mongolian spot
  • short stature
  • Ear, patella, short stature syndrome
  • Hip pathological dislocation
  • Steel syndrome
  • Microcephalic cortical malformations, short stature due to RTTN deficiency
  • Abnormal blue sclerae
  • SAMS syndrome
  • Stoll Geraudel Chauvin syndrome
  • Genetic syndromic childhood obesity
  • Retinitis pigmentosa, hearing loss, premature ageing, short stature, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • SBIDDS - short stature, brachydactyly, impaired intellectual development, seizures
  • Atresia of external auditory canal
  • Psychosocial short stature
  • Congenital optic atrophy
  • Congenital livedo reticularis
  • Methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase-related developmental delay, microcephaly, short stature, epilepsy syndrome
  • Short stature with valvular heart disease and characteristic facies syndrome
  • Childhood cataract
  • MTHFS-related developmental delay, microcephaly, short stature, epilepsy syndrome
  • Livedo racemosa
  • Blue naevus of skin
  • Diets Jongmans syndrome
  • Below normal growth rate
  • Pathological dislocation of bilateral hips
  • Lethal congenital disproportionate short trunk short stature
  • Blue sacral spot
  • Wellesley Carman French syndrome
  • Familial short stature
  • Orofaciodigital syndrome type 18
  • Facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, short stature syndrome
  • Genetic short stature
  • Advanced bone age
  • Short stature, auditory canal atresia, mandibular hypoplasia, skeletal anomalies syndrome
  • Short stature, brachydactyly, obesity, global developmental delay syndrome
  • SAMS (short stature, auditory canal atresia, mandibular hypoplasia, skeletal anomalies) syndrome
  • Lethal congenital SLSS (short limb short stature)
  • Microcephaly, short stature, intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Infantile and/or juvenile cataract
  • Progressive spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, short stature, short fourth metatarsals, intellectual disability syndrome
  • SOFT syndrome
  • Bilateral congenital dislocation of hip
  • Cataract in child
  • Short stature for age
  • TKT (transketolase) deficiency disorder
  • Brachymetatarsia
  • FILS syndrome
  • Physical retardation
  • KDM3B-related intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism, short stature syndrome
  • Slow to talk
  • Pelger Huet anomaly
  • Short stature disorder due to osteosclerosis
  • Idiopathic short stature
  • Microtia, absent patellae, micrognathia syndrome
  • Microcephalic cortical malformations, short stature due to RTTN (rotatin) deficiency
  • Multiple malformation syndrome, moderate short stature, facial
  • Congenital anomaly of sclera
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for short stature (child)?

The ICD-10-CM code for short stature (child) is R62.52. The full clinical description is "Short stature (child)". R62.52 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R62.52 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R62.52 represents “Short stature (child)”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is R62.52 a billable code?

Yes, R62.52 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R62.52 in?

R62.52 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R62.52?

R62.52 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: delayed puberty (E30.0); gonadal dysgenesis (Q99.1); hypopituitarism (E23.0); and 3 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does R62.52 map to?

R62.52 maps to 87 SNOMED CT concepts: 204164000, 897459007, 123982003, 75355004, 440301000124106, and 82 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R62.52?

R62.52 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0349588, C1442754, C0476243, C2830460. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does R62.52 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like short stature (child) affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R62.52?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R62.52 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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