ORIF vs CRIF

bea.smithbea.smith
in CDI Talk Archive
Just curious, have any of you educated your surgeons on the
documentation needed for coders to code an ORIF versus a CRIF? Do you
have any good articles or education material on this?

Bea Smith, RHIT
Clinical Documentation Specialist
Cullman Regional Medical Center
ph: 256-737-2926

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Comments

  • paxnerospaxneros
    edited May 2016
    We really haven't had any problems coding CRIF - although our Orthos
    frequently call it an ORIF. We just read through the body of the Op Report
    to identify what procedure they "actually" performed.

    N.Brunson, RHIA, CCDS




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