The fraudulent practice of coding a procedure or service at a higher level than that provided to receive a higher level of reimbursement is known as code creep, overcoding, overbilling, or ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
upcoding
Upcoding, also known as code creep, overcoding, and overbilling, is the practice of coding a procedure or service at a higher level than that provided to receive a higher level of reimbursement.
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