Up-coding, definition

Up-coding, which means to use a code to bill for a higher level of service or procedure, causing an increase in the reimbursement rate, when the medical record reflects that a lower level of service or procedure was actually provided to the patient;

Related to Up-coding,

  • Metadata includes all information created manually or automatically to provide meaning or context to other data.

  • Donor profile record means all records about donors or potential donors to a public institution of higher education except the names and reported addresses of the actual donors and the date, amount, and conditions of the actual donation.

  • pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person;

  • Programming means the process of organisation, decision-making and allocation of financial resources in several stages, with the involvement of partners in accordance with Article 5, intended to implement, on a multi-annual basis, joint action by the Union and the Member States to achieve the objectives of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;

  • Sample means a sample of blood, tissue or other biological material.