downcode

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ code.

Verb

downcode (third-person singular simple present downcodes, present participle downcoding, simple past and past participle downcoded)

  1. (medicine, chiefly US) To change the diagnostic code of a patient's condition to a code for which a smaller amount will be billed.
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