CAISS FINAL EXAM BANK 2025-2026 |
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What are GSW with missile "lodged in" bone coded as? Correct
Answer Open fracture
T/F LOC codes may be used even in the absence of a diagnoses
of "concussion" as long as the LOC is documented by a physician
or APP Correct Answer True
Any penetrating injury involving the brain stem should be coded to
_______________, no matter how many other regions of the
brain are also involved. Correct Answer Brain stem, penetrating
injury (140216.6)
What is the surgical neck of the humerus coded to? Correct
Answer Proximal humerus - extra articular (751151.2)
,What is the general structure of the chapters in the AIS
dictionary? Correct Answer - whole area, - vessels, - nerves, -
internal organs, - skeletal
What additional section does the head chapter have in the AIS
dictionary? Correct Answer Concussion
What additional sections do the upper/lower extremity chapters
have in the AIS dictionary? Correct Answer muscle, tendon,
ligaments, joints
Represents AIS coding rules and conventions Correct Answer
Boxed and bold text
Denotes inclusive or exclusive information? Correct Answer
Brackets
Includes synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms Correct
Answer Parentheses
Separates injury descriptors that are comparable in severity
Correct Answer Semicolons
Identifies an anatomical structure Correct Answer Bold type
,Used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for
OIS grades Correct Answer Italics
What system is used if the coder requires further degrees of injury
specificity? Correct Answer Localizers
How many digits could the full post-dot code be for coder's using
the localizer system? Correct Answer Five
What are the 2 components of the localizer system? Correct
Answer localizer 1 (L1), localizer 2 (L2)
_______________ includes any injury to an intracranial vessel
resulting in its occlusion (e.g., intimal tear, dissection) Correct
Answer Thrombosis
What is the coding guideline when an internal carotid artery injury
includes carotid-cavernous fistula? Correct Answer Code the
carotid-cavernous fistula only, do not code the internal carotid
artery injury separately
What body region is the intraorbital segment of the optic nerve
(cranial nerve II) coded to? Correct Answer Face
, What body region is the optic nerve (cranial nerve II) coded to, if
the segment is unknown? Correct Answer Head
What 3 nerves are included in the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial
nerve VIII)? Correct Answer Auditory, Acoustic, Vestibular
How do you code if a patient sustains more than one documented
finding involving coma? Correct Answer Assign coma to finding
that results in highest AIS code
How do you code more than one documented finding, involving
coma, when there is no difference in AIS code severity? Correct
Answer Assign coma to only one of the findings and code the
others as NFS
T/F Do not code other hemorrhages when a patient as a
substantiated diagnosis of DAI - Correct Answer True
What part of the brain are infratentorial or posterior fossa injuries
coded to? Correct Answer Cerebellum
What four structures are included in the brain stem? Correct
Answer Hypothalamus, medulla, midbrain, pons
ACCURATE CURRENTLY TESTING AND
FREQUENTLY TESTED EXAM VERSIONS WITH
ACCURATE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES AND A STUDY
GUIDE
What are GSW with missile "lodged in" bone coded as? Correct
Answer Open fracture
T/F LOC codes may be used even in the absence of a diagnoses
of "concussion" as long as the LOC is documented by a physician
or APP Correct Answer True
Any penetrating injury involving the brain stem should be coded to
_______________, no matter how many other regions of the
brain are also involved. Correct Answer Brain stem, penetrating
injury (140216.6)
What is the surgical neck of the humerus coded to? Correct
Answer Proximal humerus - extra articular (751151.2)
,What is the general structure of the chapters in the AIS
dictionary? Correct Answer - whole area, - vessels, - nerves, -
internal organs, - skeletal
What additional section does the head chapter have in the AIS
dictionary? Correct Answer Concussion
What additional sections do the upper/lower extremity chapters
have in the AIS dictionary? Correct Answer muscle, tendon,
ligaments, joints
Represents AIS coding rules and conventions Correct Answer
Boxed and bold text
Denotes inclusive or exclusive information? Correct Answer
Brackets
Includes synonyms or occasionally, non-clinical terms Correct
Answer Parentheses
Separates injury descriptors that are comparable in severity
Correct Answer Semicolons
Identifies an anatomical structure Correct Answer Bold type
,Used for proper-named anatomical structures or injuries, and for
OIS grades Correct Answer Italics
What system is used if the coder requires further degrees of injury
specificity? Correct Answer Localizers
How many digits could the full post-dot code be for coder's using
the localizer system? Correct Answer Five
What are the 2 components of the localizer system? Correct
Answer localizer 1 (L1), localizer 2 (L2)
_______________ includes any injury to an intracranial vessel
resulting in its occlusion (e.g., intimal tear, dissection) Correct
Answer Thrombosis
What is the coding guideline when an internal carotid artery injury
includes carotid-cavernous fistula? Correct Answer Code the
carotid-cavernous fistula only, do not code the internal carotid
artery injury separately
What body region is the intraorbital segment of the optic nerve
(cranial nerve II) coded to? Correct Answer Face
, What body region is the optic nerve (cranial nerve II) coded to, if
the segment is unknown? Correct Answer Head
What 3 nerves are included in the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial
nerve VIII)? Correct Answer Auditory, Acoustic, Vestibular
How do you code if a patient sustains more than one documented
finding involving coma? Correct Answer Assign coma to finding
that results in highest AIS code
How do you code more than one documented finding, involving
coma, when there is no difference in AIS code severity? Correct
Answer Assign coma to only one of the findings and code the
others as NFS
T/F Do not code other hemorrhages when a patient as a
substantiated diagnosis of DAI - Correct Answer True
What part of the brain are infratentorial or posterior fossa injuries
coded to? Correct Answer Cerebellum
What four structures are included in the brain stem? Correct
Answer Hypothalamus, medulla, midbrain, pons
