This online learning course teaches ICD-10-CM diagnosis code assignment for all types of traumatic injuries, including fractures, internal injuries, traumatic brain injuries, burns, and others. It also covers assignment of codes for external causes of morbidity.
 

   Topics include but are not limited to:

• Trauma guidelines, including encounter definition and use of 7th characters
• Observation following accidents
• Fractures and dislocations
• Traumatic brain injury
• Burns
• Abuse and neglect
• External causes of morbidity

The course includes lay explanations of clinical terms, detailed discussion of coding guidelines, numerous examples and exercises, and a printable study guide with key learning points. At the completion of the course, a scored assessment tests the learner’s comprehension of the material.
 

   This course will take most users about 3 hours to complete.