The Advanced ICD-10 Trauma Injury Coding Course, powered by Trauma Analytics, LLC, is designed for trauma registry professionals, nurses, data analysts, researchers, and clinicians seeking to deepen their expertise in trauma-specific ICD-10 coding. Through advanced, real-world case studies, participants will refine their understanding of ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) and ICD-10-PCS (procedure) coding to tackle complex scenarios and enhance data accuracy across clinical operations and trauma registries. The course emphasizes how precise coding drives performance improvement, quality of care, benchmarking, reporting, and trauma research.

Registration includes course tuition and a non-refundable lab fee, which provides one month of access to the 3M Encoder and its comprehensive suite of coding resources, including: AHA Coding Clinic, Clinical Pharmacology Drug Reference, Dorland’s Medical Dictionary, Elsevier’s Anatomy Plates, Coding Reference Plus, ICD-10-CM and PCS Coding Handbooks, and the Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations.

Elevate your trauma coding proficiency and advance data-driven excellence in trauma care.

  • Ensure advanced level understanding of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding accuracy based on conventions and guidelines
  • Understand the operational impacts of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS on quality improvement, patient safety, research, injury surveillance, and risk-adjusted benchmark reports include but not limited to the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP)
  • Encode abstracted injury data from clinical records accurately with appropriate ICD-10 codes
    Utilize ICD-10 codes and tools to achieve reliable data for quality improvement, patient safety, research, injury surveillance, and performance monitoring
  • Maintain high reliability and accuracy in trauma ICD-10 coding for trauma center data quality
  • Evaluate treatments and monitor trauma patient outcomes and care performance indicators using ICD-10 codes to ensure optimal patient outcomes

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP17125, Trauma Analytics, LLC, for 12 Contact Hours.

  • Recommended that all Attendees have completed the Trauma Analytics ICD-10 Trauma Injury Coding Course offered exclusively by the American Trauma Society (ATS) and the ATS Trauma Registry Course before taking this course
  • Required to attend pre-course technology pre-check
  • Current trauma professional interested in trauma and/or trauma registry professional responsible for clinical chart review, data abstraction, and ICD-10 coding of trauma injury data
  • High-speed internet and World-Wide-Web access
  • A computer (Laptop or Desktop) with a camera and Internet access is required. Dual monitors are recommended but not required
  • Capable of accessing the Trauma Analytics web page at www.TraumaAnalytics.com
  • Capable of accessing the AHiMA web page at www.ahima.org
  • The latest version of Windows or Apple Mac OS X operating systems
  • Ability to run latest version of Google Chrome with the ability to download files including pdf, xlsx, and zip
  • Experience with human anatomy and medical terminology
  • Electronic Access to ICD10CM coding manual from CDC
  • Electronic Access to ICD10PCS coding tables from CMS
  • Electronic Access of one month access 3M Encoder which includes access to  AHA Coding Clinic, Clinical Pharmacology Drug Reference, Dorland's Medical Dictionary, Elsevier's Anatomy Plates, Coding Reference Plus, ICD-10-CM Coding Handbook, ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook, and Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations. The virtual lab provides access to the most current electronic versions of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding books

All Trauma Analytics course instructors are active trauma registry injury coders with at least one nationally recognized trauma registry certification of CSTR or CAISS and have at least five (5) years of ICD and injury coding experience or active university biomedical informatics instructors with at least RHIT or RHIA and with biomedical informatics ICD10 coding experience. Additionally, all instructors are required to have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and trauma specialty nurse certification or Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management.

$540 For Members
$640 For Non-Members