R62.52 ICD 10 Code is a billable and specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis of Short stature (child) for reimbursement purposes. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Type 1 excludes for R62.52 ICD 10 code
- short stature due to endocrine disorder (E34.3)
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to R62.52 ICD10 Code:
- R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- R50-R69 General symptoms and signs
- R62 Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults
- R62.5 Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
R62.52 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about R62.52 ICD 10 code
Does your child seem much shorter - or much taller - than other kids his or her age? It could be normal. Some children may be small for their age but still be developing normally. Some children are short or tall because their parents are.
But some children have growth disorders. Growth disorders are problems that prevent children from developing normal height, weight, sexual maturity or other features.
Very slow or very fast growth can sometimes signal a gland problem or disease.
The pituitary gland makes growth hormone, which stimulates the growth of bone and other tissues. Children who have too little of it may be very short. Treatment with growth hormone can stimulate growth.
People can also have too much growth hormone. Usually the cause is a pituitary gland tumor, which is not cancer. Too much growth hormone can cause gigantism in children, where their bones and their body grow too much. In adults, it can cause acromegaly, which makes the hands, feet and face larger than normal. Possible treatments include surgery to remove the tumor, medicines, and radiation therapy.
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