Assigning CPT Procedural Codes That Do Not Match Patient Documentation

question 20

Multiple Choice

Assigning CPT procedural codes that do not match patient documentation for the purpose or increasing reimbursement is known as:

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

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