Assigning a Diagnosis Code That Does Not Match Patient Documentation

question 65

Multiple Choice

Assigning a diagnosis code that does not match patient documentation for the purpose or increasing reimbursement through the DRG system is known as:

• A) downcoding
• B) upcoding
• C) unbundling
• D) bundling

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