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What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Services are upcoded when documentation in the medical record does NOT support the level of service; the code is for a procedure that is more involved than was actually performed. Downcoding refers to the use of a procedure code that is for a service that is less involved than that stated in the medical record.
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