FACE OFF: AIS VS ICD-10 Coding Rule Differences-Additional Questions and Answers

Additional Questions and Answers

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The post-webinar session with Robin offered clarifications on various medical coding queries:<br /><br />1. **Nose Bleed**: The injury can be coded in the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) as 251004.1, but it should refer to profuse bleeding. A minor nosebleed that stops quickly and only leaves blood in the nares upon arrival does not qualify for this code; the bleeding must be substantial.<br /><br />2. **Avulsion Fractures**: According to Kathy Cookman, avulsion fractures should be coded as ligament tears. This is because avulsion fractures occur when a ligament snaps and takes a small piece of bone with it, indicating a ligament tear rather than a bone fracture.<br /><br />3. **Carbon Monoxide Poisoning**: As clarified in the 2013 AIS documentation, carbon monoxide poisoning is not classified as an injury and hence is not coded as such.<br /><br />4. **AAST Organ Injury Scale**: An external resource link was provided for the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) organ injury scale: [AAST Injury Scoring Scale](https://www.aast.org/resources-detail/injury-scoring-scale).<br /><br />5. **Greenstick Fractures**: There is no specific AIS assignment for greenstick fractures. These injuries are coded based on the bone that is broken.

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medical coding

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nose bleed

avulsion fractures

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carbon monoxide poisoning

AAST

organ injury scale

greenstick fractures

Kathy Cookman