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upcoded

upcoded is the simple past and past participle of upcode.

Meaning of upcode

Verb

upcode (third-person singular simple present upcodes, present participle upcoding, simple past and past participle upcoded)

  1. (US) To change the diagnostic code of a patient's condition from the correct code to one for which a larger amount can be billed.
    • Several factors appear to have fueled the PBD epidemic: […]; and diagnostic upcoding in the U.S. health system that rations treatment according to DSM diagnoses [ 14 ].2014 March 28, Peter Parry, “Biologism in Psychiatry: A Young Man’s Experience of Being Diagnosed with “Pediatric Bipolar Disorder””, in Journal of Clinical Medicine, volume 3, →DOI
  2. To give an improved code or rating to something.
    • Introduction of more wagons fitted with vacuum brakes and roller-bearing axleboxes has made it possible to up-code trains conveying steel and coal traffic.1962 June, “Talking of Trains: W.R. up-codes mineral and coal trains”, in Modern Railways, page 373

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Questions about upcoded

What is upcoded the simple past and past participle of?
Upcoded is the simple past and past participle of upcode.

Words near upcoded in the dictionary

  1. upclosed
  2. upcloses
  3. upclosing
  4. upcoast
  5. upcode
  6. upcoded
  7. upcodes
  8. upcoding
  9. upcoil
  10. upcoiled
  11. upcoiling

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