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downcoded

downcoded is the simple past and past participle of downcode.

Meaning of downcode

Verb

downcode (third-person singular simple present downcodes, present participle downcoding, simple past and past participle downcoded)

  1. (US) To change the diagnostic code of a patient's condition to a code for which a smaller amount will be billed.

Questions about downcoded

What is downcoded the simple past and past participle of?
Downcoded is the simple past and past participle of downcode.

Words near downcoded in the dictionary

  1. downclocked
  2. downclocking
  3. downclocks
  4. downcoast
  5. downcode
  6. downcoded
  7. downcodes
  8. downcoding
  9. downcoiler
  10. downcome
  11. downcomer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: downcoded (page history and authors); downcode (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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