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What does upcode mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word upcode? Here's what it means.

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  1. (medicine) To change the diagnostic code of a patient's condition from the correct code to one for which a larger amount can be billed.
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We also find that hospitals replacing their management subsequently upcode more than a sample of similar hospitals that did not.

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