CAISS EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ (T/F) When a skin injury (abrasion, contusion, etc.) occurs over
an underlying injury they should be coded separately to the specific
body region.
Answer: TRUE (ex. open fx, penetrating)
◉ 1st degree burn is described as _________?
Answer: superficial
◉ 2nd degree burn is described as __________?
Answer: partial thickness
◉ 3rd degree burn is described as _________?
Answer: full thickness
◉ Is age adjustment required for burns?
Answer: YES
,◉ When burns are only described as combined degrees, the coder
should choose the least or most severe code?
Answer: most severe
◉ When burns occur in varying degrees, which type of burns are
coded separately from the others?
Answer: 1st degree
◉ When either 2nd and/or 3rd degree burns are < 10% TBSA,
should the 2nd and 3rd degree burns be coded separately or
combined?
Answer: separately
◉ If 2nd and 3rd degree burns combined are > 10% TBSA, they
should be coded separately or combined?
Answer: combined
◉ Burn amputations should be coded to which ISS body region?
Answer: specific to body part
◉ Are burns coded separately from burn amputations they cause?
Answer: NO
, ◉ If an electrical injury causes a "flash" burn, should the burn injury
be coded separately?
Answer: NO
◉ Frostbite is assigned to which ISS body region?
Answer: external
◉ Asphyxia/suffocation is assigned to which ISS body region?
Answer: Head
◉ Caustic agent inhalation injuries are assigned to which ISS body
region?
Answer: Chest
◉ Caustic agent ingestion injuries are coded to which ISS body
region?
Answer: specific organ injured
◉ Drowning is assigned to which ISS body region?
Answer: Chest
◉ Hypothermia is coded to which ISS body region?
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ (T/F) When a skin injury (abrasion, contusion, etc.) occurs over
an underlying injury they should be coded separately to the specific
body region.
Answer: TRUE (ex. open fx, penetrating)
◉ 1st degree burn is described as _________?
Answer: superficial
◉ 2nd degree burn is described as __________?
Answer: partial thickness
◉ 3rd degree burn is described as _________?
Answer: full thickness
◉ Is age adjustment required for burns?
Answer: YES
,◉ When burns are only described as combined degrees, the coder
should choose the least or most severe code?
Answer: most severe
◉ When burns occur in varying degrees, which type of burns are
coded separately from the others?
Answer: 1st degree
◉ When either 2nd and/or 3rd degree burns are < 10% TBSA,
should the 2nd and 3rd degree burns be coded separately or
combined?
Answer: separately
◉ If 2nd and 3rd degree burns combined are > 10% TBSA, they
should be coded separately or combined?
Answer: combined
◉ Burn amputations should be coded to which ISS body region?
Answer: specific to body part
◉ Are burns coded separately from burn amputations they cause?
Answer: NO
, ◉ If an electrical injury causes a "flash" burn, should the burn injury
be coded separately?
Answer: NO
◉ Frostbite is assigned to which ISS body region?
Answer: external
◉ Asphyxia/suffocation is assigned to which ISS body region?
Answer: Head
◉ Caustic agent inhalation injuries are assigned to which ISS body
region?
Answer: Chest
◉ Caustic agent ingestion injuries are coded to which ISS body
region?
Answer: specific organ injured
◉ Drowning is assigned to which ISS body region?
Answer: Chest
◉ Hypothermia is coded to which ISS body region?
