Overview
This course presents an overview of codes that report accidents, assaults, and other external causes of injuries and illness. This course covers VWXY codes, structure and format of Chapter 20 codes, and the opportunity to apply these codes to case scenarios.
Objectives
Lesson 1: Medical Terminology and Anatomy Related to Trauma
- Differentiate between body planes
- Identify the different parts of a long bone
- Identify certain fractures as open vs. closed or displaced vs. nondisplaced
Lesson 2: General Code Format and Conventions
- Select the 7th character of episode of care for individual case scenarios
- Identify the first character of codes for injuries of specific body parts
Lesson 3: ICD-10-CM Coding for Trauma
- Apply category-specific seventh character extensions to fracture codes
- Explain the difference between burns and corrosions in the ICD-10-CM classification
Lesson 4: ICD-10-CM Coding for Poisonings, Adverse Effects, and Underdosings
- Identify whether a patient had a poisoning, adverse effect, or underdosing based on the sixth character
- Describe when an underdosing code is used
CE Credits
AHIMA
This program has been approved for 1 continuing education unit for use in fulfilling the continued education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.
AAPC
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy for Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1 continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
Heather O. –
I really enjoy having the Haugen Group be a training guide. They are easy to understand and engaging to follow.
Dianna R. –
Great refresher for coders
Michael R. –