upcode (English, verb)
expansion: upcode (third-person singular simple present upcodes, present participle upcoding, simple past and past participle upcoded)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: To change the diagnostic code of a patient's condition from the correct code to one for which a larger amount can be billed.
tags: US
glosses: To give an improved code or rating to something.
Forms:
form: upcodes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: upcoding
tags: participle
present
form: upcoded
tags: participle
past
form: upcoded
tags: past