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downcoding

downcoding is the present participle and gerund 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 downcoding

What is downcoding the present participle and gerund of?
Downcoding is the present participle and gerund of downcode.

Words near downcoding in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: downcoding (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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