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downcodes

downcodes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 downcodes

What is downcodes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Downcodes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of downcode.

Words near downcodes in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: downcodes (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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