When documentation does NOT support the level of service provided, and a lower-level code should have been selected, this practice is known as ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


upcoding

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A) True B) False

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The estrogens are contraindicated in which of the following?

A) prostate cancer B) non-pregnant women C) breast cancer D) osteoporosis

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People who have this genetic disorder that affects the lungs and pancreas have thick secretions that block passageways. 

A. albinism B. cystic fibrosis C. hemophilia D. phenylketonuria (PKU)

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In Islamic countries, norms regulating the body are closely tied to

A. beliefs about the kinds of physical actions that displease Allah. B. the reputations and actions of U.S. Muslims such as Mohammad Ali. C. defensive reactions against Biblical teachings about the body. D. beliefs about reincarnation and the nature of the afterlife.

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