A: Although the Organ Injury Scale allows one to assign a higher grade for multiple lacerations to an organ, the AIS does not allow that for our coding. Multiple Grade II liver lacerations should be coded as 541822.2.
Q: According to Organ Injury Scaling (OIS) guidelines in many cases you may advance one grade for multiple lacerations of an organ. (“œAdvance one grade for multiple injuries to same organ up to Grade III.” AAST) How should multiple Grade II liver lacerations be coded in AIS?
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