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ICD-10-CM Code R62.52
Short stature (child)

BILLABLE
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
Pediatric Only
Pediatric Only
Code is only used for patients 1 to 17 years old.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

R62.52 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of short stature (child). A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.


Coding Notes for R62.52 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
Lack of growth
Physical retardation
Short stature NOS
Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Short stature due to endocrine disorder - instead, use code E34.3

MS-DRG Mapping

  • DRG Group #640-641 - Misc disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids or electrolytes with MCC.
  • DRG Group #640-641 - Misc disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids or electrolytes without MCC.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R62.52 - Short stature (child)'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R62.52. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

Short stature (exact match)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 783.43 was previously used, R62.52 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.


Parent Code: R62.5 - Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

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