NURS AIS CODING &
SCORING CONCEPTS AND
AIS CODING EXAM Q & A
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What is the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)? - ANSWER>>>An anatomically based international injury
scaling system.
Is there a strong correlation between AIS severity and survival? - ANSWER>>>Yes
How is an AIS code formatted? - 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.
What does the pre-dot code represent? - ANSWER>>>The body area of injury, the anatomical
structure(s) involved, and the level of injury.
What are the six main body regions in the AIS? - ANSWER>>>1. Head/Neck, 2. Face, 3. Chest/Thorax, 4.
Abdomen-Lumbar spine, 5. Extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdles, 6. External including burn,
hypothermia, asphyxiation, drowning, electrocution, explosion full body.
What does the post-dot code represent? - ANSWER>>>The severity of the injury.
What are the numerical values assigned to the post-dot code? - ANSWER>>>.1 - Minor, .2 - Moderate, .3
- Serious, .4 - Severe, .5 - Critical, .6 - Maximum (not fatal, currently untreatable), .9 - Injury present but
no severity value.
What is the significance of a .6 post-dot code? - 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.
What does AIS severity reflect? - ANSWER>>>The severity of one injury for a patient 25-40 years old with
no co-morbidities and with appropriate care.
What does an ISS score reflect? - ANSWER>>>Total value of up to 3 injuries.
What do the first three characters of an ICD-10 code designate? - ANSWER>>>Category of the diagnosis.
What does the letter 'S' designate in an ICD-10 code? - ANSWER>>>Injuries, poisoning, and certain other
consequences of external causes related to single body regions.
