E34.3 vs Q87.19
E34.3 (Short stature due to endocrine disorder) compared with Q87.19 (Other congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. E34.3 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q87.19: “Russell-Silver syndrome (Q87.19)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| E34.3Short stature due to endocrine disorder | Q87.19Other congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | E00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89) | Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99) |
| Definition | Short stature due to endocrine disorder is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E34.3). | Other congenital malformation syndromes predominantly associated with short stature is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q87.19). |
| Includes | — | Aarskog syndrome Cockayne syndrome De Lange syndrome Dubowitz syndrome |
| Use additional code | — | code(s) to identify all associated manifestations |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources