Deliberately increasing the level of service code to receive higher reimbursements is called:

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Ismael Hamilton

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11 November, 14:34

Deliberately increasing the level of service code to receive higher reimbursements is called:

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Clara Harris · Answer 1

Deliberately increasing the level of service code to receive higher reimbursements is called: Upcoding

In upcoding, a medical practitioner usually requires a patient to do several 'test' or 'treatment' that is not necessary for his/her illness in order to rake in more profit. Because of this, Upcoding is considered as a medical fraud.