AIS CODING EXAM QUES TIONS

AIS CODING EXAM QUES TIONS

AND ANSWERS.

Question : What is the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)?

Correct answer: An anatomically based international

injury scaling system.

Question : Is there a strong correlation between AIS

severity and survival?

Correct answer: Yes

Question : How is an AIS code formatted?

Correct answer: A seven-digit format, with the first six

digits being the pre-dot code and the single digit after the dot being the post-dot digit or severity number.

Question : What does the pre-dot code represent?

Correct answer: The body area of injury, the anatomical

structure(s) involved, and the level of injury.

Question : What are the six main body regions in the

AIS?

Correct answer: 1. Head/Neck, 2. Face, 3. Chest/Thorax,

• Abdomen-Lumbar spine, 5. Extremities, shoulder and

pelvic girdles, 6. External including burn, hypothermia,

asphyxiation, drowning, electrocution, explosion full body.

Question : What does the post-dot code represent?

Correct answer: The severity of the injury.

Question : What are the numerical values assigned to the

post-dot code?

Correct answer: .1 - Minor, .2 - Moderate, .3 - Serious, .4

• Severe, .5 - Critical, .6 - Maximum (not fatal, currently

untreatable), .9 - Injury present but no severity value.

Question : What is the significance of a .6 post-dot code?

Correct answer: It automatically indicates an ISS (Injury

Severity Score) of 75 and other injuries should be coded but not added to this highest ISS total.

Question : What does AIS severity reflect?

Correct answer: The severity of one injury for a patient

25-40 years old with no co-morbidities and with appropriate care.

Question : What does an ISS score reflect?

Correct answer: Total value of up to 3 injuries.

Question : What do the first three characters of an ICD-

10 code designate?

Correct answer: Category of the diagnosis.

Question : What does the letter 'S' designate in an ICD-

10 code?

Correct answer: Injuries, poisoning, and certain other

consequences of external causes related to single body regions.

Question : What does 'S8' indicate in an ICD-10 code?

Correct answer: Injury of muscle, fascia, and tendon at

lower leg.

Question : What do the next three characters in an ICD-

10 code represent?

Correct answer: Related etiology, anatomic site, severity,

or other clinical details.

Question : What does the seventh character 'A' indicate

in an ICD-10 code?

Correct answer: Initial encounter for active treatment.

Question : Can the seventh character 'A' be used on

multiple claims?

Correct answer: Yes.

Question : What does the seventh character 'D' indicate

in an ICD-10 code?

Correct answer: Subsequent encounter for routine care.

Question : What is the purpose of an ISS score?

Correct answer: To reflect the total value of up to 3

injuries.

Question : How many characters can ICD-10-CM codes

have?

Correct answer: Three, four, five, six, or seven.

Question : What do three-character codes in ICD-10-CM

represent?

Correct answer: Headings for categories of codes.

Question : When can a three-character category stand

alone as a code?

Correct answer: When there is no further subdivision or

greater specificity.

Question : What does '011' indicate in an ICD-10 code?

Correct answer: Strain of the right Achilles tendon.

Question : What does the seventh character 'D' indicate?